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

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

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2. A tenant has made a good faith complaint to a governmental authority about a landlord’s
violation of any health or safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance. A tenant must have first
notified the landlord in writing and given the landlord a reasonable time to correct the violation
before making the complaint.

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3. A tenant has been an organizer, or member, of any lawful organization, including a tenant
organization.

4. A tenant refuses to comply with changes in the lease or agreement, if the change(s), have been
made by the owner because the tenant took any of the above actions. If a landlord does take
reprisal action, the tenant may sue the landlord for damages in a civil action.

Procedures for Recovery of Premises
A landlord may recover possession of a dwelling unit through a summary dispossess action
in the Landlord-Tenant Section, Special Civil Part of the Superior Court Law Division in the
county where the building is located. Monetary damages must be recovered in a separate civil
action in Superior Court. Actions for rent recovery in the Special Civil Part cannot exceed
$15,000.00.