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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a New Jersey rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape New Jersey leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
A security deposit generally may not exceed one and a half months’ rent (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 46:8-21.2). Hold it in an interest-bearing New Jersey account and pay or credit interest annually. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 30 days (§ 46:8-21.1).
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 46:8-21.2
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes one month’s written notice (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:18-56).
New Jersey does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Emergency entry is customary.
A New Jersey rent increase should be in writing and generally uses at least one month’s notice unless the lease requires more (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:18-56). Some municipalities have rent control that caps the amount.
Most New Jersey residential evictions require a statutory good cause. A notice to cease and a notice to quit are often both required. This generator is a starting draft, not the full Anti-Eviction Act packet.
The Anti-Eviction Act limits the reasons you can evict most residential tenants.
New Jersey residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.
Give the current New Jersey Truth in Renting booklet or statement to most residential tenants.
Hold the deposit in an interest-bearing account in a New Jersey financial institution and notify the tenant of the bank.
These New Jersey cities often have rent-control, just-cause, or relocation rules on top of state law. Confirm the ordinance before you raise rent or decline to renew.
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