Free Blank New Jersey Construction Change Order (2026)
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New Jersey rules that this document follows
| Written change order required | Yes — All home improvement contracts over $500 and all changes in the terms and conditions of the contract must be in writing and signed by all parties; any change in the dates or time periods stated in a written contract must also be agreed to in writing.Source: N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12), (a)(7)(ii) |
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| Signature before the changed work | Not stated in the statute; signing before the work starts is the practice the statute assumesSource: N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12), (a)(7)(ii) |
| Price and schedule in the order | The change in price is not expressly mandated by the statuteSource: N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12), (a)(7)(ii) |
| Payment for the change | No confirmed statutory limit on when a change order may be billed; pay for extra work as it is performedSource: N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.2(a)(12), (a)(7)(ii) |
| Licence number on the paperwork | Required on the home improvement contract, so it is printed on the change order too — Division of Consumer Affairs — Contractors' Registration ActSource: N.J.S.A. 56:8-151 |
| Lien rights for the extra work | Work added by a signed change order is lienable: it counts as labor and materials furnished for the improvement under this state's mechanics lien chapter.Source: N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:44A-1 et seq. (Construction Lien Law) |
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