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. If reimbursement for which an owner is liable is not paid in full within 30 days of removal of the tenant, the unpaid
balance thereof and all interest accruing thereon and, in addition thereto, an amount equal to six times the monthly
rental paid by the displaced tenant shall be a lien upon the parcel of property on which the dwelling of the displaced
residential tenant was located, for the benefit of that tenant. To perfect the lien, a statement showing the amount and
due date of the unpaid balance and identifying the parcel shall be recorded with the county clerk or registrar of deeds
and mortgages of the county in which the affected property is located, and upon recording, the lien shall have the
priority of a mortgage lien. Identification of the parcel by reference to its designation on the tax map of the municipality

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shall be sufficient for purposes of recording. Whenever the unpaid balance and all interest accrued thereon has been
fully paid, the displaced residential tenant shall promptly withdraw or cancel the statement, in writing, at the place of
recording.

d. This section shall not authorize the enforcement of a lien for actual reasonable moving expenses with respect to
any real property the title to which has been acquired by a municipality and which has been transferred pursuant to a
rehabilitation agreement.

e. For the purposes of this section, the owner of a structure shall exclude mortgagees in possession of a structure
through foreclosure.
L.1993,c.342, s.4.

2A:18-61.2 Removal of residential tenants; required notice; contents; service.