No landlord shall offer to any tenant or prospective tenant or enter into any written lease after
the effective date of this act which includes a lease provision which violates clearly established
legal rights of tenants or responsibilities of landlords as established by the law of this State at the
time the lease is signed. A tenant shall have the right to petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to terminate a lease containing any such provision. Nothing contained herein shall
limit any rights or remedies a tenant may have under a lease.
No landlord shall be liable to any penalty under section 5 of this act nor any lease termination
by a tenant under section 6 of this act, for any lease provision in violation of section 6 of this act
where the proposal to include such lease provision originated from the tenant and not such
landlord.
L.1975, c. 310, s. 6.
46:8-49. Waiver of right to receive or refusal to accept statement; effect
No waiver or refusal by a tenant of his right to receive a copy of the statement as provided
herein shall alter the responsibilities of the landlord under any provision of this act.
L.1975, c. 310, s. 7.
46:8-50. Notification to tenants if property is in flood zone