N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Eviction Law

Citation: N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Eviction Law
Jurisdiction: New Jersey (state)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/evic_law.pdf ↗

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c. A municipality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to subsection a. of this section, in addition to requiring
reimbursement from the owner-landlord of the structure for relocation assistance paid to a displaced tenant, may
require that an additional fine for zoning or housing code violation for an illegal occupancy, up to an amount equal to
six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person, be paid to the municipality by the owner-landlord of the
structure.
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In addition to this penalty, a municipality, after affording the owner-landlord an opportunity for a hearing on the matter,
may impose upon the owner-landlord, for a second or subsequent violation for an illegal occupancy, a fine equal to the
annual tuition cost of any resident of the illegally occupied unit attending a public school, which fine shall be recovered
in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the municipality pursuant to “the penalty enforcement law of
1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of
proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. The tuition cost shall be determined in the
manner prescribed for nonresident pupils pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-19 and the payment of the fine shall be remitted to
the appropriate school district.

d. For the purposes of this section, the owner-landlord of a structure shall exclude mortgages in possession of a
structure through foreclosure.