N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)
Jurisdiction
New Jersey (state)
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https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf ↗

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2. The landlord may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property if the landlord reasonably
determines that the value of the property is so low that the cost of storage and conducting a
public sale would probably exceed the amount that would be realized from the sale (N.J.S.A.
2A:18-78(b)); or
3. The landlord may sell items of value and destroy or otherwise dispose of the remaining
property (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-78(c)).
If the tenant claims the property within the timeframe provided in the notice, the landlord
must make the property available for removal by the tenant without payment by the tenant of any
unpaid rent.
After notifying a tenant as required by sections N.J.S.A. 2A:18-73 to -74 (contents of
notice for abandoned property), a landlord shall store all goods and other personal property of the
tenant in a place of safekeeping and shall exercise reasonable care for the property, except that the
landlord may promptly dispose of perishable food and shall allow an animal control agency or
humane society to remove any abandoned pets. A landlord shall be entitled to reasonable storage
charges and costs incidental to storage. A landlord may store property in a commercial storage
facility, in which case the storage cost shall include the actual storage charge plus the reasonable
cost of removal of the property to the place of storage.
If a tenant responds in writing or orally to the landlord, on or before the day specified in
the required notice, that they intend to remove the property from the premises, or from the place
of safekeeping if the landlord has stored the property and does not do so within the time specified
in the notice or within 15 days after the written response, whichever is later, the tenant’s property
shall be conclusively presumed to be abandoned