New Jersey Three-Day Notice to Quit for Knowingly Housing a Person with a Qualifying Assault or Threat Conviction
New Jersey Three-Day Notice to Quit for Knowingly Housing a Person with a Qualifying Assault or Threat Conviction
Before use: Use this notice only when the tenant knowingly housed an adult convicted of or pleading guilty to an assault or terroristic threat against the landlord, a member of the landlord's family, or a landlord employee, as described in § 2A:18-61.1(o). A charge alone does not qualify. This form does not address the tenant's own conviction or a juvenile adjudication. The landlord must prove the facts in court if contested.
Notice date: [__/__/____]
To tenant: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, MUNICIPALITY, NEW JERSEY ZIP]
From landlord: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS]
Notice to quit and demand for possession
The landlord gives written notice under N.J.S.A. §§ 2A:18-61.1(o) and 2A:18-61.2(a) and demands delivery of possession for these specific reasons:
Person housed: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
How that person occupied the premises for residential purposes, and when: [DATES, LOCATION, AND FACTS]
Facts showing the tenant knew of the qualifying conviction or guilty plea and knowingly housed or permitted that person to occupy the premises: [SPECIFIC FACTS AND DATES]
Criminal case and court: [CAPTION, DOCKET NUMBER, COURT]
Qualifying offense and New Jersey statute: [DESCRIBE THE ASSAULT OR TERRORISTIC-THREAT OFFENSE]
Conviction or guilty-plea date: [__/__/____]
Person against whom the offense was committed: [FULL NAME]
That person's qualifying relationship: ☐ Landlord ☐ Member of landlord's family, relationship: [DESCRIBE] ☐ Landlord employee, role: [DESCRIBE]
Records supporting the offense, victim's relationship, and tenant's knowledge: [IDENTIFY RECORDS]
Two-year filing limit: Conviction date [__/__/____]; release from incarceration, if any [__/__/____ / NONE]; later applicable date [__/__/____]; last day to bring a possession action under § 2A:18-61.1(o) [__/__/____].
You are requested to leave and deliver possession by [DATE AND TIME]. The landlord will allow at least three days after service of this notice before instituting an action for possession. If possession is not delivered, the landlord may seek a judgment from the Superior Court. This notice is not a court order.
Landlord signature
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND TITLE]
Record of service
Tenant served: [NAME]
Service date and time: [__/__/____] at [TIME]
☐ I personally handed a copy to the tenant, lessee, or person in possession at [PLACE].
☐ I left a copy at that person's usual place of abode with [NAME], a member of that person's family older than 14 years.
☐ I sent a copy by certified mail to [ADDRESS] on [DATE]. Tracking number: [NUMBER]. If unclaimed, I sent a copy by regular mail on [DATE] to [ADDRESS].
Proof or details of delivery: [RECEIPT, TRACKING, RECIPIENT, OR OTHER DETAILS]
Person completing service: [PRINTED NAME]
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and references
About this template
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(o)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2(a)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2 (cause and service)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 10, 2026.
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(o) (offense and protected person) (checked November 10, 2026): "The person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, or if a juvenile, has been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute an offense under N.J.S.2C:12-1 or N.J.S.2C:12-3 involving assault, or terroristic threats against the landlord, a member of the landlord’s family or an employee of the landlord;"
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(o) (harboring) (checked November 10, 2026): "being the tenant or lessee of such leased premises, knowingly harbors or harbored therein a person who has been so convicted or has so pleaded, or otherwise permits or permitted such a person to occupy those premises for residential purposes, whether continuously or intermittently."
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(o) (filing limit) (checked November 10, 2026): "No action for removal may be brought pursuant to this subsection more than two years after the adjudication or conviction or more than two years after the person’s release from incarceration whichever is the later."
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2(a) (checked November 10, 2026): "For an action alleging disorderly conduct under subsection b. of section 2, or injury to the premises under subsection c. of section 2, or any grounds under subsection m., n., o., p., q., or r. of section 2, three days’ notice prior to the institution of the action for possession;"
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