New Jersey Residential Rent Increase and New-Tenancy Notice

New Jersey Residential Rent Increase and New-Tenancy Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, lease, notice-to-quit, rent-control, and service check below.

New Jersey Procedure Gate

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' Truth in Renting guide explains that rent may not be increased during a lease term. To increase rent, the landlord must terminate the old lease and offer a new lease at the increased rent. Proper written notice must state that the tenant may remain by paying the increased rent, and the landlord must serve a valid notice to quit together with the rent-increase notice. An increase may not be unconscionable and must comply with applicable municipal rent-control law. N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f) addresses failure to pay a lawful rent increase after the required notice and does not excuse any procedural step.

• Current lease term has ended or will end before the increase: ☐ Yes
• Valid notice to quit prepared for coordinated service: ☐ Yes
• New tenancy/lease at the increased rent is offered: ☐ Yes
• Notice states tenant may remain by paying the increased rent: ☐ Yes
• Municipal rent-control coverage, registration, cap, and filing rules checked: ☐ Yes
• Amount reviewed for unconscionability and fair-housing compliance: ☐ Yes
• Correct notice period under the tenancy, lease, and local law confirmed: ☐ Yes

1. Property, Parties, and Existing Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Landlord/authorized agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Existing lease/tenancy ends: [__/__/____]
• Existing tenancy type and notice period: [________________________________]
• Municipal rent-control status and ordinance: [________________________________]
• Related notice to quit date: [__/__/____]

2. Lawful-Rent and Effective-Date Record

Calculation: (offered amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice of New Tenancy at Increased Rent

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

The existing lease or tenancy is being terminated as stated in the accompanying notice to quit. You may remain in possession by entering the offered new tenancy and paying the lawful increased rent beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE]:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• Offered new monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The offered new tenancy is: ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Fixed term from [__/__/____] to [__/__/____] ☐ Other: [________]

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the enclosed or attached new lease/rental terms. Other proposed terms are:

[____________________________________________________________]

Local rent-control authority, calculation, and any approval/registration number:

[____________________________________________________________]

This offer and the accompanying notice to quit must be read together. This notice does not waive any right or duty under federal, state, municipal, subsidized-housing, or rent-control law.

Landlord/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Coordinated Service Record

• Notice to quit served with this notice: ☐ Yes
• Proposed new lease/rental terms included: ☐ Yes
• Service method authorized by current controlling law: ☐ Yes
• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing/receipt/additional-time rule applied: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Existing lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Notice to quit and new-tenancy offer retained: ☐ Yes
• Municipal ordinance, cap calculation, and filings retained: ☐ Yes
• Unconscionability and fair-housing review retained: ☐ Yes
• Copy of all notices and service proof retained: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Truth in Renting — New Jersey Department of Community Affairs — https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf