1) The landlord has been cited by an inspector and needs to board up or demolish the
property because of substantial health and safety violations and because it is financially
difficult to fix the violations.
2) The landlord needs to fix health and safety violations and it is not possible to do so,
while the tenant resides at the property. When the landlord serves the eviction notice
he must also notify the Department of Community Affairs, Landlord-Tenant
Information Service, P.O. Box 805, Trenton, New Jersey 08635-0805. In addition,
upon request, the landlord must provide the Department of Community Affairs with
information as required under the law, so that the Department may prepare a report
informing all parties and the court of the feasibility of the landlord to fix the violations
without removing the tenants from the property.
3) The landlord needs to correct an illegal occupancy and it is not possible to correct this
violation without removing the tenant.
4) A governmental agency wants to permanently take the property off the rental market,
so that it can redevelop or clear land in a blighted area.
A Notice to Quit must be served on the tenant at least three months before filing a suit for
eviction. The tenant can’t be evicted until relocation assistance is provided.
Note: Tenants evicted under this cause may be eligible for financial and other assistance for
relocation. If eligible, this assistance must be provided before the tenant can be
evicted. Information on relocation assistance can be obtained from the Relocation Assistance
Program, P.O. Box 802, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0806, (609) 984-7609.