When Newark code enforcement or condemnation displaces tenants, the New Jersey Relocation Assistance Act requires landlords or the City to pay statutory relocation benefits — typically up to six times monthly rent.
Under the New Jersey Relocation Assistance Act (NJ §52:31B-1) and the Relocation Assistance Law of 1967 (NJ §20:4-1), tenants displaced by Newark code-enforcement orders, condemnation, or government acquisition are entitled to statutory relocation payments — generally moving expenses plus a fixed-payment relocation benefit, often equivalent to six times the monthly rent for residential occupants. The Newark Department of Engineering, Department of Economic and Housing Development, or Office of Affordable and Sustainable Housing administers payments depending on the displacement context. Landlords whose Newark properties are deemed unfit due to their own neglect may be required to reimburse the City for relocation paid to tenants under NJ §52:27D-198.1.
Landlords causing displacement through their own code violations face City reimbursement claims, liens against the property, and possible withholding of certificates of occupancy until paid.
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