{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-48","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 46:8-48","heading":"Offer of or entry into lease in violation of rights of tenants; termination of lease;  exception","body":"No landlord shall offer to any tenant or prospective tenant or enter into any written lease after the effective date of this act which includes a lease provision which violates clearly established legal rights of tenants or responsibilities of landlords as established by the law of this State at the time the lease is signed.  A tenant shall have the right to petition a court of  competent jurisdiction to terminate a lease containing any such provision. Nothing contained herein shall limit any rights or remedies a tenant may have under a lease.\nNo landlord shall be liable to any penalty under section 5 of this act nor any lease termination by a tenant under section 6 of this act, for any lease provision in violation of section 6 of this act where the proposal to include such lease provision originated from the tenant and not such landlord.\nL.1975, c. 310, s. 6.","path":["TITLE 46 PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"11ea164de0e5efc787815ccc8e007e577bd2005fd9381f4e737ed73ffb3d2fca","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-47","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}