New Jersey Statutes 2A:18-61.3. Causes for eviction or nonrenewal of lease
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:18-61.3
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. A person who was a tenant of a landlord in premises covered by section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C. 2A:18-61.1) may not be removed by any order or judgment for possession from the premises by the owner’s or landlord’s successor in ownership or possession except:
(1) For good cause in accordance with the requirements which apply to premises covered pursuant to P.L.1974, c.49 (C. 2A:18-61.1 et al.); or
(2) For proceedings in premises where federal law supersedes applicable State law governing removal of occupants; or
(3) For proceedings where removal of occupants is sought by an authorized State or local agency pursuant to eminent domain or code or zoning enforcement laws and which comply with applicable relocation laws pursuant to the “Relocation Assistance Law of 1967,” P.L.1967, c.79 (C. 52:31B-1 et seq.), the “Relocation Assistance Act,” P.L.1971, c.362 (C. 20:4-1 et seq.) or section 3 of P.L.1993, c.342 (C. 2A:18-61.1g).
Where the owner’s or landlord’s successor in ownership or possession is not bound by the lease entered into with the former tenant and may offer a different lease to the former tenant, nothing in P.L.1986, c.138 shall limit that right.
L.1974,c.49,s.4; amended 1986,c.138,s.7; 1993,c.342,s.2.