{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-9.7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 46:8-9.7","heading":"Effective date of lease termination, conditions affecting co-tenants.","body":"4. a. Lease terminations pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.6) shall take effect on the thirtieth day following receipt by the landlord of notice complying with section 3 of P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.6), unless the landlord and tenant agree on an earlier termination date. The rent shall be paid, pro rata, up to the time a lease terminates pursuant to this section.\nb.\tA lease terminates under section 3 of P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.6) only if the victim of domestic violence acts in good faith and fulfills all requirements and procedures as established by section 3 of P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.6) in terminating the lease.\nc.\tIf there are tenants on the lease other than the tenant who has given notice of termination as described in section 3 of P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.6), those co-tenants' lease also terminates, notwithstanding any provisions in section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1) requiring certain grounds for eviction to the contrary.  The co-tenants may enter into a new lease, for a new term, at the option of the landlord. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any co-tenants of the victim of domestic violence from holding over if holding over is permitted by the landlord.\nL.2008, c.111, s.4.","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":"68d4cbe02fb2384ca1b2ba02e782a54b167fe205b4d7c9820e9188baf1870d8e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-9.6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8-9.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}