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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As used in this act:
"Administrative agency" means the municipal board, officer or agency designated, or the county agency
contracted with, pursuant to section 6 of this act.
"Annual household income" means the total income from all sources during the last full calendar year, or the
annual average of that total income during the last two calendar years, whichever is less, of a tenant and all members
of the household who are residing in the tenant's dwelling unit when the tenant applies for protected tenancy, whether
or not such income is subject to taxation by any taxing authority.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
"Conversion" means conversion as defined in section 3 of "The Planned Real Estate Development Full
Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-23).
"Conversion recording" means the recording with the appropriate county officer of a master deed for a
condominium or a deed to a cooperative corporation for a planned residential development or separable fee simple
ownership of the dwelling units.
"County rental housing shortage" means a certification issued by the Commissioner of Community Affairs that
there has occurred a significant decline in the availability of rental dwelling units in the county due to conversions;
provided, however, that the commissioner shall not issue any such certification unless during the immediately
preceding 10 year period:
a. The aggregate number of rental units subject to registrations of conversion during any three consecutive
years in the county exceeds 10,000; and
b. The aggregate number of rental units subject to registrations of conversion in at least one of those three
years exceeds 5,000.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
"Index" means the annual average over a 12-month period