Use it to raise a renter's rent. Tell it the rents and the date the new rent starts, and it checks them against your state's rule before it shows the notice.
Legal basis: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f)
Read this before you serve it
Start with the rents. The check beside the form says how soon the new rent can start, and the notice appears once it has nothing to report.
The print button appears with the notice.
Enter the current and the new rent. The check then shows how much notice New Jersey law needs for that increase, and the earliest date the new rent can start.
Your notice appears here once both rents are entered and the check has nothing to report.
A free Honestkey account writes the same New Jersey rent increase notice, linked to the lease, and keeps a record of how it was served.
See also: free New Jersey lease agreement · every state compared · New Jersey landlord-tenant law · rent increase calculator.
New Jersey law sets no notice period for a rent increase. No New Jersey statute sets the days. The state's Department of Community Affairs advises at least 30 days — longer where the lease or a local rent control ordinance says so — given on a rent due date for a month-to-month tenancy. This is advice, not a legal requirement.
No statewide cap on how much rent can go up in New Jersey. Local rent control: Many towns have rent control; buildings built after 1987 are exempt from its increase limits for a period.
Yes. Fill it in on this page and print it, or save it as a PDF from the print window. To serve it from Honestkey and keep a record of how it was served, create a free account.
No. It is a template checked against New Jersey's statutes, and Honestkey is not a law firm. Have an attorney licensed in New Jersey review your notice before you serve it, and check the city or county where the home is for rent rules of its own.