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

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

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Applicability
The Anti-Eviction Act applies to most residential rental properties including single-family
homes, mobile homes and land in a mobile home park, apartment buildings, and complexes. This
law also applies to rooming and boarding homes (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-53 to -84).
Exceptions
This law may not apply to two- or three-unit owner-occupied premises with two (2) or
fewer rental units. It does not apply to hotel guests, motel guests, or guest houses rented to a
transient guest or seasonal tenant. However, hotel and motel guests are covered under this law if,
the occupant has no alternate residence and resides at the hotel or motel on a continual basis.
Additionally, this law does not apply to a unit held in trust on behalf of a member of the immediate
family, if that family member is developmentally disabled, and permanently occupies the dwelling
unit.
Filing a Complaint for Eviction
An Eviction Action Complaint must be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Special
Civil Part in the county where the rental premises are located. A Landlord-Tenant complaint
form (to be used by the landlord) is available from the Clerk of the Special Civil Part in the
county where the rental premises are located.
Both the landlord and the tenant must appear at the court hearing. If the landlord or his
attorney fails to appear, the complaint may be dismissed. If the tenant does not appear, a default
judgment may be entered against the tenant allowing the landlord to evict the tenant from the
premises.