West New York, NJ Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)

Section 312-29 E of the West New York Town Code, added 2-21-1990 by Ord. No. 1868, is the Town’s own layer on top of New Jersey’s Anti-Eviction Act. The provision works by cross-reference: it applies to an owner who seeks to evict under N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1g(1) or N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1h, and it does not itself list eviction grounds. Within 10 days of the date of service of the notice of eviction required by N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2, the owner must file with the Rent Control Board the current tenant’s name and address, base rent and forwarding address, and must give the tenants information about their rights under 2A:18-61.1d and e, with a copy of that notice submitted to the Board.

The Rent Control Board Secretary keeps a municipal registry of former tenants and files their current addresses. A fee of $50 applies to each building filed. The surrounding sections of Chapter 312 tighten the process for taking a building out of residential use. Under § 312-29 A, an owner of a multifamily dwelling with more than three residential units must file an application with the Rent Control Board within 10 days from the date a six-month notice is served on the tenants, listing the owner, the address, the number of units, each tenant and apartment number, the notice and its service date, and the intended use afterward.

The application goes to the zoning officer or zoning agency. Section 312-30 B resets the base rent to the lawful rent charged to the last tenant if the building returns to residential use. Section 312-32 makes harassment of a tenant unlawful and names frivolous eviction threats or legal proceedings among the conduct covered, with a complaint due in the West New York Municipal Court within 90 days. Chapter 310 gives a tenant displaced by an eviction over an illegal occupancy found through zoning or code enforcement relocation assistance equal to six times the monthly rental paid, payable by the owner-landlord.