NJ Statute 2A:18-61.1 lists exclusive grounds for residential eviction, blocking no-fault removals of tenants in compliance with their lease unless the owner intends to occupy or permanently retire the unit.
The NJ Anti-Eviction Act is among the strongest tenant protection laws nationally. Landlords cannot evict residential tenants except for enumerated good causes: nonpayment, lease violations, disorderly conduct, owner personal occupancy, conversion to condominium, or permanent retirement of the unit. End-of-lease alone is not grounds for eviction. The statute applies to almost all rental units except owner-occupied two and three-family homes. Jersey City courts strictly enforce notice and procedural requirements. Tenants in compliance can renew indefinitely. Owner-move-in evictions require written notice and good-faith intent, with penalties for sham filings.
Filing a no-fault eviction outside statutory grounds leads to dismissal, attorneys fees against the landlord, and treble damages for tenants subjected to bad-faith owner-occupancy claims.
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