New Jersey Statutes Annotated Title 46 Chapter 8 — Landlord and Tenant
N.J.S.A. 46:8 (~87 sections): comprehensive landlord-tenant chapter covering security deposits (§§ 46:8-19–46:8-26: 1.5-month cap, escrow requirements, 30-day return timeline, penalty for bad faith withholding); habitability (§ 46:8-1.1); retaliation protections (§ 46:8-10.1); lease disclosures; truth-in-renting (§ 46:8-43); and prohibition on electronic payment mandates (§ 46:8-49.1, 2019). Confirmed 87 sections in TOC as of 2026-10-06.
Provisions (87)
§ 46:8-1
Attornments by tenant to strangers to title; effect
§ 46:8-10
Tenant holding over; tenancy from month to month
§ 46:8-18.1
Residential rental property application fee not to exceed $50
§ 46:8-18.2
Adoption of rules and regulations; mechanism for reporting violations
§ 46:8-19
Security deposits; investment, deposit, disposition
§ 46:8-19.1
Rules, regulations
§ 46:8-2
Grantees or assignees of leased real estate or reversions thereof; rights same as those of original lessors
§ 46:8-20
Procedure on conveyance of property
§ 46:8-21
Liability on transfer
§ 46:8-21.1
Return of deposit; displaced tenant; termination of lease; civil penalties, certain
§ 46:8-21.2
Limitation on amount of deposit
§ 46:8-21.3
Security deposits prior to effective date of act; date of compliance
§ 46:8-21.4
Small claims jurisdiction of actions on security deposits less than $5,000
§ 46:8-21.5
Deposit recovery, certain; court action not required for tenant receiving financial assistance
§ 46:8-22
Enforcement of trust by civil action
§ 46:8-23
Statutory trust upon insolvency or bankruptcy of person receiving security deposit
§ 46:8-24
Waiver by depositor prohibited
§ 46:8-25
Unlawful diversion of trust funds; penalty
§ 46:8-26
Application of act
§ 46:8-27
Landlord, project defined
§ 46:8-28
Certificate of registration; filing, contents
§ 46:8-28.1
Certificate; indexing, filing; inspection; fee; validation
§ 46:8-28.2
Certificate of registration; amendment; filing
§ 46:8-28.3
Registration under act if in compliance with L.1974, c. 50, or Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law
§ 46:8-28.4
Inapplicability of act to current proceedings, liabilities or penalties
§ 46:8-28.5
Certificate of registration, fee; exceptions
§ 46:8-29
Provision of copy of certificate of registration to tenant
§ 46:8-29.1
Tenants advised of list
§ 46:8-3
Lessees of real estate; rights against grantees of reversion
§ 46:8-30
Date of preparation; stipulation
§ 46:8-31
Service by mail upon record owner
§ 46:8-32
Service of process on Superior Court clerk
§ 46:8-33
Action for possession by landlord; compliance with act
§ 46:8-34
Jurisdiction of Superior Court; amounts under $3,000
§ 46:8-35
Penalty for violation; recovery to municipalities
§ 46:8-36
Waiver of rights by agreement; unenforceability
§ 46:8-37
Severability
§ 46:8-38
Definitions
§ 46:8-39
Information on crime insurance; advice to tenants
§ 46:8-4
Original lease surrendered and new lease made; rights and duties under new lease
§ 46:8-40
Owners of multiple dwellings; duties to make tenant insurable
§ 46:8-41
Penalties
§ 46:8-42
Severability
§ 46:8-43
Short title
§ 46:8-44
Definitions
§ 46:8-45
Statement of legal rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords of rental dwelling units
§ 46:8-46
Statement; distribution and posting by landlords
§ 46:8-47
Violations of act; penalty
§ 46:8-48
Offer of or entry into lease in violation of rights of tenants; termination of lease; exception
§ 46:8-49
Waiver of right to receive or refusal to accept statement; effect
§ 46:8-49.1
Landlord prohibited from requiring electronic payments from tenants
§ 46:8-49.2
Receipt required
§ 46:8-49.3
Acceptance by landlord of rent payment during three-day period
§ 46:8-5
Judicial sale of leased interests
§ 46:8-50
Notification, tenants, flood zone
§ 46:8-51
Military, veteran housing allowance counted as income; definitions
§ 46:8-52
Short title
§ 46:8-53
Findings, declarations regarding housing to those with criminal records
§ 46:8-54
Definitions relative to housing to those with criminal records
§ 46:8-55
Application process
§ 46:8-56
Housing provider's consideration of applicant's record
§ 46:8-57
Director preparation of model documents
§ 46:8-58
Discriminatory advertisement by house provider, prohibited
§ 46:8-59
Immunity
§ 46:8-6
Injuries by fire to buildings on leased premises; repair by landlord
§ 46:8-60
Drug, alcohol test, drug abuse treatment information; requirement by housing provider, prohibited
§ 46:8-61
Unlawful acts by housing provider
§ 46:8-62
Complaint data maintenance
§ 46:8-63
Complaints, actions sought against housing provider
§ 46:8-64
Rules, regulations
§ 46:8-7
Buildings on leased premises totally destroyed by fire or otherwise; lease terminated
§ 46:8-8
Forfeiture of lease of premises used for prostitution or assignation
§ 46:8-9
Three months' notice to tenant to quit sufficient
§ 46:8-9.1
Termination on death
§ 46:8-9.10
Existing lease agreements unaffected
§ 46:8-9.11
Disclosure of certain information by landlord prohibited; exceptions
§ 46:8-9.12
Inapplicability of act to seasonal use, rental
§ 46:8-9.13
Findings, declarations
§ 46:8-9.14
Lock changes, dwelling unit, domestic violence victim, landlord, temporary, permanent restraining order, notification
§ 46:8-9.2
Termination of certain residential leases due to disability
§ 46:8-9.3
Rules, regulations
§ 46:8-9.4
Short title
§ 46:8-9.5
Findings, declarations relative to termination of lease agreements by domestic violence victims
§ 46:8-9.6
Requirements for termination of lease
§ 46:8-9.7
Effective date of lease termination, conditions affecting co-tenants
§ 46:8-9.8
Notice relative to public housing leases
§ 46:8-9.9