N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)

Citation
N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)
Jurisdiction
New Jersey (state)
Source
Official source
Original Source
https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf ↗

Related Parts of This Source

Full Text

1,499 chars 
J. Tenant Continuously Fails to Pay Rent or Habitually Pays Late
If the tenant continuously fails to pay rent or habitually pays late, after written Notice to
Cease, the landlord may file a suit for eviction. A Notice to Quit must be served on the
tenant at least one month before filing a suit for eviction (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(j)).

Note: The Courts have ruled that habitual late payments means more than one (1) late
payment following the Notice to Cease. Also, the N.J. Supreme Court ruled that a
landlord, after giving a tenant a notice to cease late payments, must continue to give the
tenant reasonable and sufficient notice when accepting further late payments, that
continued late payments from the tenant would result in an eviction action. If the
landlord does not give this continued notice, the original Notice to Cease given to the
tenant may be considered to be waived by the Court.

K. Conversion to Condominium, Cooperative, or Fee Simple Ownership
If the landlord or owner of a building or mobile home park is converting the property from
the rental market to a condominium, cooperative, or fee simple ownership of two or more
dwelling units or park sites, except as hereinafter provided in subsection (L) below, the
landlord may file a suit for eviction. The landlord must comply with the regulations
governing conversion to condominiums and cooperatives, before a warrant for possession
shall be issued. Up to five, one-year stays of eviction shall be granted by the court if the