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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Grounds for Eviction Bulletin

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Grounds for Eviction Bulletin
Jurisdiction
New Jersey (state)
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Official source

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to a buyer who
seeks to personally occupy it and the contract for sale calls for the unit to be vacant
at the time of closing. However, no action shall be brought against a tenant under
paragraph one (1) of this subsection unless the tenant was given a statement,
informing the tenant that the property is being converted. A Notice to Quit must be
served on the tenant at least two months prior to filing suit for eviction. No legal
action may be taken until the lease expires.
2) The landlord may file for eviction, if the owner of three or less condominium or
cooperative units seeks to evict a tenant whose initial tenancy began, by rental,
after the master deed or agreement establishing the cooperative was recorded,
because the owner seeks to personally occupy the unit, or has contracted to sell the
unit to a buyer who seeks to personally occupy it and the contract for sale calls for
the unit to be vacant at the time of closing. A Notice to Quit must be served on the
Tenant at least two months prior to filing suit for eviction. No legal action may
be taken until the lease expires.
3) The landlord may file for eviction, if the owner of a building with three residential
units or less seeks to personally occupy a unit, or has contracted to sell the
residential unit to a buyer who wishes to personally occupy it and the contract for
sale calls for the unit to be vacant at the time of closing. A Notice to Quit must be
served on the Tenant at least two months prior to filing suit for eviction. No legal
action may be taken until the lease expires.