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

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

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c. If a tenant vacates a dwelling unit after notice has been given alleging that the owner seeks to permanently board
up or demolish the premises or to retire permanently the premises from residential use pursuant to subsection g.(1) or
h. of section 2 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1) and instead, within five years following the date on which the
dwelling unit or the premises become vacant, an owner permits residential use of the vacated premises, the owner
shall be liable to the former tenant in a civil action for three times the damages plus the tenant's attorney fees and
costs of suit.