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

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Landlord Identity Law
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New Jersey (state)
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46:8-28 Certificate of registration; filing, contents.

2. Every landlord shall, within 30 days following the effective date of this act, or at the time of
the creation of the first tenancy in any newly constructed or reconstructed building, file with the clerk of
the municipality, or with such other municipal official as is designated by the clerk, in which the
residential property is situated, in the case of a one-dwelling unit rental or a two-dwelling unit non-
owner occupied premises, or with the Bureau of Housing Inspection in the Department of Community
Affairs in the case of a multiple dwelling as defined in section 3 of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling
Law" (C.55:13A-3), a certificate of registration on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of
Community Affairs, which shall contain the following information:

a. The name and address of the record owner or owners of the premises and the record owner or
owners of the rental business if not the same persons. In the case of a partnership the names of all
general partners shall be provided;

b. If the record owner is a corporation, the name and address of the registered agent and
corporate officers of said corporation;

c. If the address of any record owner is not located in the county in which the premises are
located, the name and address of a person who resides in the county in which the premises are located
and is authorized to accept notices from a tenant and to issue receipts therefor and to accept service of
process on behalf of the record owner;

d. The name and address of the managing agent of the premises, if any;