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

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Eviction Law
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New Jersey (state)
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 opportunity to examine and rent such housing or park site as requested pursuant to this section. The court
shall authorize 1-year stays of eviction with reasonable rent increases until such time as the court is
satisfied that the tenant has been offered comparable housing or park site and provided a reasonable
opportunity to examine and rent such housing or park site as requested pursuant to this section. However,
in no case shall more than five such stays be granted.
b. The court shall automatically renew any 1-year stay of eviction in any case where the landlord failed to
allege to the court within 1 year of a prior stay that the tenant was offered a reasonable opportunity to
examine and rent comparable housing or park site within such prior year.
c. However the court shall not authorize any further stays at any time after one such stay has been authorized
when the owner has also provided a tenant with hardship relocation compensation of waiver of payment of
5 months' rent.
d. On or after the effective date of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act," P.L. 1981, c.
226 (C. 2A:18-61.22 et seq.), notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, where the
court has jurisdiction pursuant to that subsection, whether by virtue of the authorization by the court of a
stay of eviction or by virtue of any other proceedings required or instituted pursuant to P.L.1974, c. 49 (C.
2A:18-61.1 et seq.) or P.L.1975, c. 311 (C. 2A:18-61.6 et seq.), or in any action for declaratory judgment,
the court may invoke some or all of the provisions of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy
Act" and grant to a tenant, pursuant to that amendatory and supplementary act, a protected tenancy period
upon the court's determination that:
(1) The