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

2A:18-61.50. Termination of protected tenancy 11. a. The administrative agency shall terminate the protected tenancy status authorized under the provisions of this act immediately upon finding that: (1) the dwelling unit is no longer the principal residence of the tenant, or (2) …

2A:18-61.51. Tenancy protection terminated by tenant purchase 12. In the event that a qualified tenant purchases the dwelling unit he occupies, the protected tenancy status afforded under the provisions of this act shall terminate immediately upon purchase. L.1991,c.509,s.12.

2A:18-61.52. Costs of conversion no basis for rent increases 13. a. In the case of a municipality subject to the provisions of this act that does not have a rent control ordinance in effect, no evidence of increased costs that are solely the result of the conversion, including bu…

2A:18-61.53. Public offering statements, requisites 14. In the case of a building or structure located in a qualified county, the public offering statement for a conversion as required by "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et s…

2A:18-61.54. Municipal fees 15. A municipality located in a qualified county 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 act. L.1991,c.509,s.15.

2A:18-61.55. Tenant waivers, unenforceable 16. Any agreement whereby the tenant waives any rights under this act shall be deemed to be against public policy and unenforceable. L.1991,c.509,s.16.

2A:18-61.56. Actions against qualified tenants, limitations 17. For one year from the effective date of this act, no action for removal of a qualified tenant shall be instituted, no judgment shall be entered against a qualified tenant based upon a previously instituted action, an…

2A:18-61.57. Removal for good cause 18. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent a court from removing a tenant, qualified tenant or tenant in need of comparable housing from a dwelling unit located in a qualified county for good cause shown not to be related to conversion …

2A:18-61.58. Severability 24. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this 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 effect to the section, sub…

2A:18-61.59. Rules, regulations 25. The commissioner is authorized to adopt, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act, incl…

2A:18-61.6. Owner liability for wrongful evictions a. Where a tenant vacates the premises after being given a notice alleging the owner seeks to personally occupy the premises under subsection l. of section 2 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1) and the owner thereafter arbitraril…

2A:18-61.60 Tenants' organization permitted to accept billing for utility. 1. Whenever an electric, gas, water or sewer public utility has provided written notice to tenants residing in rental premises of a proposed discontinuance of service and the tenants so notified have indic…

2A:18-61.61 Deduction of certain utility costs from rental payment. 2. Whenever a tenants' organization agrees to accept billing for a utility service, the tenants comprising the membership of the organization accepting and paying such billing shall be permitted to deduct from ea…

2A:18-61.62 Issuance of "Notice of Rent Protection Emergency." 1. The Governor shall be empowered, whenever declaring a state of emergency, to determine whether the emergency will, or is likely to, significantly affect the availability and pricing of rental housing in the areas i…

2A:18-61.63 Effect of issuance of "Notice of Rent Protection Emergency." 2. Whenever the Governor declares a state of emergency within certain areas of the State, and issues a "Notice of Rent Protection Emergency," the following shall apply: a. Within a zone which includes the ar…

2A:18-61.64 Report of violation, investigation, penalties. 3. a. A tenant or prospective tenant may report a violation of the provisions of P.L.2002, c.133 (C.2A:18-61.62 et seq.) to the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The …

2A:18-61.65 Violations considered as consumer fraud. 4. Any violation of P.L.2002, c.133 (C.2A:18-61.62 et seq.) shall be considered a violation of the New Jersey consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). L.2002,c.133,s.4.

2A:18-61.66 Payment of certain fees, expenses incurred in landlord-tenant disputes. 1. If a residential lease agreement provides that the landlord is or may be entitled to recover either attorney's fees or expenses, or both, incurred as a result of the failure of the tenant to pe…

2A:18-61.67 Notice provided in lease. 2. If a residential lease agreement provides that the landlord is or may be entitled to recover attorney's fees or expenses, or both from the tenant for any action or summary proceeding arising out of the lease, as described in section 1 of P…

2A:18-61.7 Definitions. 4. As used in this act: a. "Comparable housing or park site" means housing that is (1) decent, safe, sanitary, and in compliance with all local and State housing codes; (2) open to all persons regardless of race, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital s…

2A:18-61.8. Conversion of multiple dwelling into condominium, cooperative or fee simple ownership; notice to and rights to tenants Any owner who intends to convert a multiple dwelling as defined in P.L.1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.), other than a hotel or motel, or a mobile ho…

2A:18-61.9. Notice to tenant after master deed or agreement to establish cooperative Any owner who establishes with a person an initial tenancy after the master deed or agreement establishing the cooperative was recorded shall provide to such person at the time of applying for te…

2A:18-66. Judgment; orders as to payment; stay of execution The court may either order the judgment paid to the prevailing party or into court for the use of the prevailing party at a certain date or by specified installments, and may stay the issue of execution and other supplem…

2A:18-67. Docketing small claims judgments 2A:18-67. Judgments recovered in the division of small claims of the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part may be docketed as judgments in the Special Civil Part proper are docketed. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s…

2A:18-69. Costs The actual cash disbursements of the prevailing party for any fees paid to the clerk and witness and officers' fees shall be allowed as costs. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:18-71. Costs on vacation of judgment When a judgment is vacated, the court, in its discretion may award costs not exceeding $10, for or against either party and enter judgment and issue execution therefor. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:18-72. Disposal of remaining personal property abandoned by tenant 1. A landlord of commercial or residential property, in the manner provided by P.L.1999, c.340 (C.2A:18-72 et al.), may dispose of any tangible goods, chattels, manufactured or mobile homes or other personal pr…

2A:18-73. Notice to tenant prior to disposition 2. To dispose of a tenant's property under this act, a landlord shall first give written notice to the tenant, which shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested or by receipted first class mail addressed to the tenant,…

2A:18-74. Contents of notice 3. The notice required under section 2 of P.L.1999, c.340 (C.2A:18-73) shall state as follows: a. That the property is considered abandoned and must be removed from the premises or from the place of safekeeping, if the landlord has stored the property…

2A:18-75. Storing abandoned property 4. After notifying a tenant as required by sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1999, c.340 (C.2A:18-73 and C.2A:18-74), a landlord shall store all goods, chattels, manufactured or mobile homes and other personal property of the tenant in a place of safeke…

2A:18-76. Conditions under which the property is considered abandoned 5. a. If a tenant responds in writing or orally to the landlord, on or before the day specified in the required notice, that the tenant intends to remove the property from the premises, or from the place of saf…

2A:18-77. Tenant's reimbursement for storage costs 6. Upon removal of his property, a tenant shall reimburse the landlord for the reasonable cost of storage for the period the property was in the landlord's safekeeping, including the reasonable cost of removal of the property to …

2A:18-78. Disposal of property, options 7. Property that has been conclusively presumed to be abandoned may be disposed of in any of the following ways: a. The landlord may sell the property at a public or private sale; b. The landlord may destroy or otherwise dispose of the prop…

2A:18-79. Immunity 9. Nothing in P.L.1999, c.340 (C.2A:18-72 et al.) shall diminish the right of a landlord of a nonresidential property to use distraint when authorized by law. L.1999,c.340,s.9.

2A:18-80. Deductions from sale proceeds 11. A landlord may deduct from the proceeds of any sale the reasonable costs of notice, storage and sale and any unpaid rent and charges not covered by a security deposit. After deducting these amounts, the landlord shall remit to the tenan…

2A:18-81. Compliance with act constitutes complete defense 12. Compliance in good faith with all the requirements of this act shall constitute a complete defense in any action brought by a tenant against a landlord for loss or damage to personal property disposed of pursuant to t…

2A:18-82. Noncompliance with act; tenant's recovery 13. If a landlord seizes and retains a tenant's personal property without complying with this act, the tenant shall be relieved of any liability for reimbursement to the landlord for storage and removal costs and shall be entitl…

2A:18-83. Applicability of act 14. This act shall not be applicable to any unclaimed property which must be disposed of in accordance with the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1981)," P.L.1989, c.58 (R.S.46:30B-1 et seq.). L.1999,c.340,s.14.

2A:18-84. Nonapplicability to motor vehicles 15. This act shall not be applicable to abandoned motor vehicles. L.1999,c.340,s.15.

2A:19-1. Definitions. 2A:19-1. As used in this chapter: a. "General assignment" means a transfer or conveyance by a debtor in writing, whereby the debtor transfers or conveys to an assignee, in trust for the benefit of his creditors, all of his property. A "general assignment" in…

2A:19-10. Bond of assignee; additional security The assignee shall, after filing the inventory and valuation, forthwith enter into bond in such amount as the court may fix, for the faithful performance of his trust. The bond shall be filed with the clerk of the court. In case at …

2A:19-11. Assignee not to proceed until bond, etc., filed Until the inventory, valuation and bond required by this chapter are filed, the assignee shall not proceed to the discharge of his trust under the general assignment, further than may be necessary for the preservation of t…

2A:19-12. Exemption to assignor In case of any general assignment, other than a general assignment of partnership property or by a corporation, there shall be reserved of the goods and chattels of any assignor having a family residing in this state, goods and chattels to the valu…

2A:19-13. Assignee's general powers as successor to assignor Every assignee shall have as full power and authority to dispose of all of the assignor's property, except as otherwise may be provided, as the assignor had at the time of the general assignment. He may sue for and reco…

2A:19-14. Assignee's powers as representative of creditors; setting aside conveyances and transfers The assignee, in addition to the powers which he may exercise as the successor to the assignor, shall also at all times be the representative of the creditors of the assignor, and …

2A:19-15. Subpoena; commitment for failure to testify The assignee may send for persons and papers and examine, on oath which he may administer, any persons, including the creditors and assignor, respecting the affairs, transactions and assets of the assignor, his debts, credits,…