New Jersey Residential Building Permanent Retirement Notice to Quit
New Jersey Residential Building Permanent Retirement Notice to Quit
Before use: Use this notice only when the owner plans to retire the residential building permanently from residential use under N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1(h), rather than pursue a different ground such as inspector-directed demolition or removal under subsection (g). State the proposed nonresidential use. Check zoning and required permits or approvals; § 2A:18-61.1b limits eviction on this ground if required approvals are not obtained. This notice begins an eighteen-month pre-action period and does not itself authorize eviction.
Notice date: [__/__/____]
To tenant or person in possession: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Residential building and unit: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, MUNICIPALITY, NEW JERSEY ZIP]
From owner or authorized agent: [FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice to quit and demand for possession
The owner gives written notice under N.J.S.A. §§ 2A:18-61.1(h) and 2A:18-61.2(d), and demands delivery of possession because the owner intends to retire the building identified above permanently from residential use.
Proposed permanent nonresidential use: [DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC USE]
Facts and planned steps supporting permanent retirement: [EXPLAIN THE PLAN, PROPERTY SCOPE, PROJECT SCHEDULE, AND SUPPORTING RECORDS]
Zoning classification and whether the proposed use is a principal permitted nonresidential use: [DETAILS AND SOURCE]
Required State or local permits and approvals for the proposed use: [LIST EACH AND STATUS, OR EXPLAIN WHY NONE IS REQUIRED]
Under § 2A:18-61.1b, a required State or local permit or approval must be obtained before a tenant can be evicted on this ground. If land-use law does not allow the nonresidential use as a principal permitted use, or limits it to accessory, conditional, or public use, that section creates a rebuttable presumption against permanent retirement. Merely leaving the building empty or boarded up does not establish permanent retirement.
You are requested to leave and deliver possession by [__/__/____]. The owner will not institute an action for possession before [__/__/____], a date at least eighteen months after service of this notice and, if a lease remains in effect, after that lease expires. Lease expiration, if applicable: [__/__/____ / NONE]. The owner must obtain a judgment and warrant through the court before any removal. This notice is not a court order.
Owner signature
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and capacity: [FULL NAME AND CAPACITY]
Delivery and required copies
Tenant 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]
Department of Community Affairs copy: Sent on [__/__/____] by [METHOD], within five days after giving tenant notice. Proof: [DETAILS].
Municipal rent-regulation ordinance in effect: ☐ Yes ☐ No. If yes, a copy of this notice was sent to the municipal rent-regulation agency on [__/__/____], within five days after giving tenant notice. ☐ A current list of tenants and rents for each dwelling unit was included. ☐ A previously submitted list remains current. Agency, proof, and list details: [DETAILS].
Person completing delivery and copy record: [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(h) (permanent retirement of residential building)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2(d) (eighteen-month notice and lease expiration)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1b (nonresidential use and permits)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1c (DCA notice copy)
- N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1d (municipal rent agency copy and tenant/rent list)
- 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(h) (checked November 10, 2026): "The owner seeks to retire permanently the residential building or the mobile home park from residential use or use as a mobile home park"
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.2(d) (checked November 10, 2026): "For an action alleging permanent retirement under subsection h. of section 2, 18 months’ notice prior to the institution of the action and, provided that, where there is a lease in effect, no action may be instituted until the lease expires;"
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1b (checked November 10, 2026): "The detail specified in notice given pursuant to subsection d. of section 3 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.2) shall disclose the proposed nonresidential use to which the premises are to be permanently retired."
N.J.S.A. § 2A:18-61.1c (checked November 10, 2026): "Within five days of the date on which any owner provides notice of termination to a tenant pursuant to subsection g.(1) or h. of section 2 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1), the owner shall provide a copy of the notice to the Department of Community Affairs."
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