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New Jersey Statutes - Title 46 Property - 46:8-9.6 Requirements for termination of lease.Legal Research Home > New Jersey Laws > Property > New Jersey Statutes - Title 46 Property - 46:8-9.6 Requirements for termination of lease. 3. The tenant may terminate any lease of a residential property that has been leased and used by the tenant solely for the purpose of providing a dwelling place for the tenant, or for the tenant's family, prior to the expiration date thereof, if the tenant fulfills all requirements and procedures as established by P.L.2008, c.111 (C.46:8-9.4 et al.) and provides the landlord with: a. written notice that the tenant or a child of the tenant faces an imminent threat of serious physical harm from another named person if the tenant remains on the leased premises; and b. any of the following: (1) a certified copy of a permanent restraining order issued by a court pursuant to section 13 of "The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-29), and protecting the tenant from the person named in the written notice; (2) a certified copy of a permanent restraining order from another jurisdiction, issued pursuant to the jurisdiction's laws concerning domestic violence, and protecting the tenant from the person named in the written notice; (3) a law enforcement agency record documenting the domestic violence, or certifying that the tenant or a child of the tenant is a victim of domestic violence; (4) medical documentation of the domestic violence provided by a health care provider; (5) certification, provided by a certified Domestic Violence Specialist, or the director of a designated domestic violence agency, that the tenant or a child of the tenant is a victim of domestic violence; or (6) other documentation or certification, provided by a licensed social worker, that the tenant or a child of the tenant is a victim of domestic violence. L.2008, c.111, s.3. Sections: Previous 8-8 8-9 8-9.1 8-9.2 8-9.3 8-9.4 8-9.5 8-9.6 8-9.7 8-9.8 8-9.9 8-9.10 8-9.11 8-9.12 8-10 Next Last modified: February 14, 2012 |
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