New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Codes and Standards
Landlord-Tenant Information Service
FAIR EVICTION NOTICE ACT
SUMMARY DISPOSSESS WARRANT FOR REMOVAL
N.J.S.A. 2A:42-10.15 through 2A:42-10.17
Printed February 2008
2A:42-10.15. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Fair Eviction Notice Act."
L.1974, c. 47, s. 1.
2A:42-10.16 Warrant for possession; execution.
In any proceeding for the summary dispossession of a tenant, warrant for possession issued
by a court of appropriate jurisdiction:
a. Shall include a notice to the tenant of any right to apply to the court for a stay of
execution of the warrant, together with a notice advising that the tenant may be eligible for
temporary housing assistance or other social services and that the tenant should contact the
appropriate county welfare agency, at the address and telephone number given in the notice, to
determine eligibility;
b. Shall be executed not earlier than the third day following the day of personal service
upon the tenant by the appropriate court officer. In calculating the number of days hereby
required, Saturday, Sunday and court holidays shall be excluded;
c. Shall be executed during the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., unless the court, for good
cause shown, otherwise provides in its judgment for possession;