New Jersey Three-Day Notice to Quit — Drug Civil-Finding Ground
New Jersey Three-Day Notice to Quit — Drug Civil-Finding Ground
Before use: This notice alleges the tenant's own qualifying drug offense under N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(p). The landlord must seek a finding by a preponderance of the evidence in the civil removal action. A charge, arrest, suspicion, or this notice alone does not establish the ground. Confirm the location and the statute's rehabilitation condition. A tenant accused of housing another person who committed an offense needs a distinct harboring analysis; a conviction-based case has its own notice.
Notice date: [DATE]
To tenant or person in possession: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, MUNICIPALITY, NEW JERSEY ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice to quit and demand for possession
The landlord gives written notice under N.J.S.A. §§ 2A:18-61.1(p) and 2A:18-61.2(a) and demands delivery of possession based on the alleged conduct described below. The landlord will seek the civil finding required by subsection (p) in any removal action.
Tenant alleged to have committed the act: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Conduct alleged: ☐ Use ☐ Possession ☐ Manufacture ☐ Dispensing ☐ Distribution
Qualifying offense under N.J.S.A. § 2C:35-1 et seq.: [SPECIFIC OFFENSE AND STATUTORY SECTION]
Substance, analog, or paraphernalia involved: [IDENTIFY WITH ENOUGH DETAIL TO STATE THE GROUND]
Date, time, and specific acts: [DETAILED FACTS]
Exact location and connection to the leased premises, building or complex and appurtenant land, or mobile home park: [ADDRESS, AREA, AND FACTS]
Evidence identifying the tenant and the conduct: [WITNESSES, RECORDS, OR OTHER EVIDENCE]
Rehabilitation condition reviewed: [STATE WHETHER THERE WAS A SENTENCE FOR THIS OFFENSE. IF SO, STATE THE RECORDS SHOWING WHETHER THE TENANT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, OR WAS ADMITTED TO AND CONTINUED ON PROBATION WHILE COMPLETING, A PROGRAM UNDER N.J.S.A. § 2C:35-14.]
Why the facts meet the selected § 2A:18-61.1(p) branch: [SPECIFIC FACTS]
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 you remain, the landlord may ask the Superior Court for a judgment. This notice is not a court order and does not authorize a lockout or removal of property.
Landlord signature
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [DATE]
Printed name and capacity: [FULL NAME AND CAPACITY]
Record of service
Person served: [NAME]
Service date and time: [DATE AND 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 the certified letter was unclaimed, I sent a copy by regular mail on [DATE] to [ADDRESS].
Delivery details and supporting record: [RECIPIENT, RECEIPT, TRACKING, OR OTHER DETAILS]
Person completing service: [PRINTED NAME]
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [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(p) (drug civil-finding branch)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2(a) (three-day pre-action notice)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2 (detailed 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(p) (civil finding) (checked November 10, 2026): "The person has been found, by a preponderance of the evidence, liable in a civil action for removal commenced under this act"
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(p) (drug conduct) (checked November 10, 2026): "involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia"
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(p) (qualifying offense) (checked November 10, 2026): "under the “Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987,” N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al."
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(p) (location) (checked November 10, 2026): "within or upon the leased premises or the building or complex of buildings and land appurtenant thereto, or the mobile home park"
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