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Termination Addendum Template

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Last reviewed September 2026

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New Jersey Early Termination Addendum

This Early Termination Addendum is built with New Jersey as the governing state. These are the New Jersey landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

New Jersey rules at a glance

New Jersey rules for an Early Termination Addendum
Domestic violenceA tenant (or tenant’s child) facing an imminent threat from domestic violence may end the lease with written notice and qualifying documentation; the lease ends 30 days after the landlord receives the notice (N.J.S.A. 46:8-9.6, -9.7).
MilitaryActive-duty servicemembers with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955).
Ending a tenancyStatutory good cause required — no at-will non-renewal (owner-occupied premises with ≤2 rental units excepted)N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1

Ending a New Jersey tenancy

The Anti-Eviction Act covers almost every residential rental except owner-occupied premises with no more than two rental units. For covered tenancies there is no at-will non-renewal: when a lease expires the tenant may stay unless the landlord has one of the causes listed in N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, served the notice that ground requires, and won a judgment in Superior Court.

Notice to quit before filing, by common Anti-Eviction Act ground (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, -61.2)
Nonpayment of rentNone required
Disorderly conduct (after a notice to cease) or willful damage3 days
Breaking lease rules or covenants (after a notice to cease)1 month
Habitual late payment (after a notice to cease)1 month
Refusing a lawful rent increase or reasonable lease changes1 month
Owner of a building with ≤3 units moving in2 months
Condominium or co-op conversion3 years
  • Exempt tenancies — In owner-occupied premises with two or fewer rental units, a month-to-month tenancy can be ended with one month’s notice to quit.
  • Domestic violence — A tenant (or tenant’s child) facing an imminent threat from domestic violence may end the lease with written notice and qualifying documentation; the lease ends 30 days after the landlord receives the notice (N.J.S.A. 46:8-9.6, -9.7).
  • Military — Active-duty servicemembers with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955).
  • No self-help — Possession comes only through a Superior Court judgment and a warrant of removal executed by a court officer — never by changing locks or shutting off utilities.

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