Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:18-59.3 Eviction, foreclosure prohibited during certain emergency circumstances. 1. a. (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a Public Health Emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.) has been declared by…

2A:18-60. Removal of proceedings into Law Division 2A:18-60. At any time before an action for the removal of a tenant comes on for trial, either the landlord or person in possession may apply to the Superior Court, which may, if it deems it of sufficient importance, order the cau…

2A:18-61. Trial by jury in Law Division 2A:18-61. A summary action for the removal of a tenant, commenced in the Special Civil Part but transferred to the Law Division shall be tried before a jury, unless a jury is waived. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.67.

2A:18-61.1 Grounds for removal of tenants. 2. No lessee or tenant or the assigns, under-tenants or legal representatives of such lessee or tenant may be removed by the Superior Court from any house, building, mobile home or land in a mobile home park or tenement leased for reside…

2A:18-61.10. Removal of tenant to allow conversion to cooperative or condominium; moving expense compensation Any tenant receiving notice under section 3 g. of P.L.1974, c. 49 who is not evicted for any cause under this act other than under section 3 g. shall receive from the own…

2A:18-61.11. Comparable housing; offer of rental; stay of eviction; alternative compensation; senior citizens and disabled protected tenancy period a. Tenants receiving notice under section 3 g. of P.L.1974, c. 49 may request of the landlord within 18 full months after receipt of…

2A:18-61.12. Rules and regulations In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act" (P.L.1968, c. 410, C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations setting forth procedures required to be followed by landlords in providing tenan…

2A:18-61.16a. Rent defined "Rent" means the amount currently payable by the tenant to the landlord pursuant to lease or other agreement, without regard to any modification thereof by any authorized board or agency, or any court. L.1981, c. 495, s. 4; expired as a supplement to 19…

2A:18-61.1a. Findings The Legislature finds that: a. Acute State and local shortages of supply and high levels of demand for residential dwellings have motivated removal of blameless tenants in order to directly or indirectly profit from conversion to higher income rental or owne…

2A:18-61.1b. Permanent retirement from residential use If an owner seeks an eviction alleging permanent retirement of the premises from residential use pursuant to subsection h. of section 2 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1) and if, pursuant to land use law, nonresidential use …

2A:18-61.1c. 5-year restriction The Department of Community Affairs shall not approve an application for registration of conversion pursuant to "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L. 1977, c. 419 (C. 45:22A-21 et seq.) for any premises for a period of fiv…

2A:18-61.1d. Maximum authorized rent In a municipality which has an ordinance regulating rents in effect, if a dwelling unit in the premises becomes vacated after notice has been given that the owner seeks to permanently board up or demolish the premises or seeks to retire perman…

2A:18-61.1e. Rights of former tenants 6. If a dwelling unit becomes vacated after notice has been given that the owner seeks to permanently board up or demolish the premises or seeks to retire permanently the premises from residential use pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection g…

2A:18-61.1f. Local ordinances permitted Nothing contained in this 1986 amendatory and supplementary act shall authorize any civil action to require that dwelling units remain vacant, shall limit any defense or challenge to evictions that is otherwise provided by law or shall proh…

2A:18-61.1g Relocation of displaced tenant; violations, penalty. 3. a. A municipality may enact an ordinance providing that any tenant who receives a notice of eviction pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.2) that results from zoning or code enforcement activity fo…

2A:18-61.1h. Reimbursement to displaced tenant 4. a. If a residential tenant is displaced because of an illegal occupancy in a residential rental premises pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection g. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1) and the municipality in which the re…

2A:18-61.2 Removal of residential tenants; required notice; contents; service. 3. No judgment of possession shall be entered for any premises covered by section 2 of this act, except in the nonpayment of rent under subsection a. or f. of section 2, unless the landlord has made wr…

2A:18-61.22. Short title This amendatory and supplementary act shall be known and may be cited as the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act." L.1981, c. 226, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1981.

2A:18-61.23. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds that research studies have demonstrated that the forced eviction and relocation of elderly persons from their established homes and communities harm the mental and physical health of these senior citizens, a…

2A:18-61.24. Definitions As used in this amendatory and supplementary act: a. "Senior citizen tenant" means a person who is at least 62 years of age on the date of the conversion recording for the building or structure in which is located the dwelling unit of which he is a tenant…

2A:18-61.25. Protected tenancy status; conversion of dwelling unit of eligible senior citizen or disabled tenant Each eligible senior citizen tenant or disabled tenant shall be granted a protected tenancy status with respect to his dwelling unit whenever the building or structure…

2A:18-61.26. Administrative agency The governing body of the municipality may authorize a municipal board, agency or officer to act as its administrative agency for the purposes of this amendatory and supplementary act or may enter into a contractual agreement with a county offic…

2A:18-61.27. Notice to tenants The owner of any building or structure who, after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, seeks to convert any premises, shall, prior to his filing of the application for registration of conversion with the Department of Communi…

2A:18-61.28. Eligibility for protected tenancy status Within 30 days after receipt of an application for protected tenancy status by a tenant, the administrative agency or officer shall make a determination of eligibility. It shall send written notice of eligibility to each senio…

2A:18-61.29. Registration of conversion; approval after proof of notice of eligibility to tenants No registration of conversion shall be approved until the Department of Community Affairs receives proof that the administrative agency or officer has made determinations and notifie…

2A:18-61.3. Causes for eviction or nonrenewal of lease 4. a. No landlord may evict or fail to renew any lease of any premises covered by section 2 of this act except for good cause as defined in section 2. b. A person who was a tenant of a landlord in premises covered by section …

2A:18-61.30. Protected tenancy status; applicability after notice of eligibility and filing of conversion recording Protected tenancy status shall not be applicable to any eligible tenant until such time as the owner has filed his conversion recording. The protected tenancy statu…

2A:18-61.31. Rent increase restrictions In a municipality which does not have a rent control ordinance in effect, no evidence of increased costs which are solely the result of the conversion, including but not limited to any increase in financing or carrying costs, and which do n…

2A:18-61.32. Termination of protected tenancy 11. The administrative agency or officer shall terminate the protected tenancy status immediately upon finding that: a. The dwelling unit is no longer the principal residence of the senior citizen tenant or disabled tenant; or b. The …

2A:18-61.33. Termination upon purchase of unit by senior citizen or disabled tenant In the event that a senior citizen tenant or disabled tenant purchases the dwelling unit he occupies, the protected tenancy status shall terminate immediately upon purchase. L.1981, c. 226, s. 12,…

2A:18-61.34. Informing prospective purchaser of act; contract or agreement for sale; clause informing of application of act and acknowledgment by purchaser Any public offering statement for a conversion as required by "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L…

2A:18-61.35. Fee A municipality is authorized to charge an owner a fee which may vary according to the size of the building to cover the cost of providing the services required by this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1981, c. 226, s. 16, eff. July 27, 1981.

2A:18-61.36. Agreement by tenant to waive rights; deemed against public policy and unenforceable Any agreement whereby the tenant waives any rights under P.L.1981, c. 226 (C. 2A:18-61.22 et seq.) on or after the effective date of this 1983 amendatory act shall be deemed to be aga…

2A:18-61.37. Severability If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this amendatory and supplementary act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its e…

2A:18-61.38. Rules and regulations The Department of Community Affairs is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1981, c. 226, s. 19, eff. July 27, 1981.

2A:18-61.39. Liberal construction of act This amendatory and supplementary act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. L.1981, c. 226, s. 20, eff. July 27, 1981.

2A:18-61.3a. Mobile home parks; restrictions on "for sale" signs; prohibition No mobile home park owner or operator may evict a mobile home resident for posting in or on his mobile home a "for sale" sign or similar notice of the private sale of the mobile home. Nor may a mobile h…

2A:18-61.4. Waiver of rights by provision in lease; unenforceability Any provision in a lease whereby any tenant covered by section 2 of this act agrees that his tenancy may be terminated or not renewed for other than good cause as defined in section 2, or whereby the tenant waiv…

2A:18-61.40. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tenant Protection Act of 1992." L.1991,c.509,s.1.

2A:18-61.41 Findings, declarations. 2. a. The Legislature finds that the provision and maintenance of an adequate supply of housing affordable to persons of low and moderate income in this State has been and is becoming increasingly difficult as a result of economic and market fo…

2A:18-61.42 Definitions. 3. As used in this act: "Administrative agency" means the municipal board, officer or agency designated, or the county agency contracted with, pursuant to section 6 of this act. "Affordable rental housing unit" means a rental housing unit that is subject …

2A:18-61.43. Maximum qualifying income, adjustment 4. As of the effective date of this act, maximum qualifying income for the purpose of determining qualified tenant status as defined in section 3 of this act shall be in the case of a household comprising one person, $31,400; two…

2A:18-61.44. Protected tenancy, qualification, duration 5. a. Each qualified tenant shall be granted a protected tenancy status with respect to his dwelling unit upon conversion of the building or structure in which the unit is located. The protected tenancy status shall be grant…

2A:18-61.45. Designation of administrative agency 6. Each municipal governing body in a qualified county shall designate a municipal board, agency or officer to act as its administrative agency for the purposes of this act or may enter into a contractual agreement with an appropr…

2A:18-61.46. Notice, etc. required of owner seeking to convert, notice to tenants 7. The owner of any building or structure in a qualified county who seeks to convert any premises shall notify the administrative agency of that intention prior to filing the application for registr…

2A:18-61.47. Determining tenants' qualifications 8. Within 30 days after receipt of an application for the protected tenancy status authorized under the provisions of this act, the administrative agency shall make a determination of qualification. It shall send written notice of …