New Jersey Lease Termination Letter

A 30/60-day notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period your state requires.

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New Jersey rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: see statute / just cause; Tenant: 30 daysSource: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 (landlord needs good cause; no-cause termination only in owner-occupied buildings of ≤2 units, 1 month under 2A:18-53); tenant: 2A:18-56(b) (one month)
Week-to-week notice7 daysSource: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-56(c)
Just cause required for landlordYesSource: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 (Anti-Eviction Act; 18 enumerated grounds)
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act; Victim of domestic violence (30 days' notice with protective order or certification); Tenant's disability, death, or move to assisted living/senior housing (40 days' notice)Source: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; N.J.S.A. 46:8-9.6 to 46:8-9.12; N.J.S.A. 46:8-9.1, 46:8-9.2
StatuteN.J.S.A. 2A:18-53, 2A:18-56, 2A:18-61.1 et seq.; 46:8-9.1 et seq.

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in New Jersey

Deliver the notice so that you can prove the date — certified mail or hand delivery with a signed receipt. Count the notice period from delivery, not from the date you wrote it, and make the end date land on the last day of a rental period if New Jersey requires it.

Tenants: give a forwarding address in the letter so the deposit deadline starts running. Landlords: do not accept rent beyond the termination date unless you intend to continue the tenancy.

Frequently asked questions

How much notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in New Jersey?

Tenant: 30 days; landlord: see statute / just cause days (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 (landlord needs good cause; no-cause termination only in owner-occupied buildings of ≤2 units, 1 month under 2A:18-53); tenant: 2A:18-56(b) (one month)). A written lease may require more.

Can a tenant break a lease early?

Only under the lease's early-termination clause or a statutory right: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Victim of domestic violence (30 days' notice with protective order or certification); Tenant's disability, death, or move to assisted living/senior housing (40 days' notice). Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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