When This Notice is Used – A Notice to Cease is served on a tenant for any of the following[1]:
- Disorderly conduct
- Violating the lease or the landlord’s rules
- Habitual failure to pay rent on time
Sample
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NEW JERSEY NOTICE TO CEASE
Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]
To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
Rental Premises Street Address: [STREET ADDRESS] City: [CITY] State: New Jersey
You are notified that you have seriously violated your rental agreement or your duties under the law. According to New Jersey Law (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1) you may be evicted for the following reasons:
[DESCRIBE LEASE VIOLATIONS]
If you do not immediately cease (stop) doing the acts complained of, you may be evicted. This means you may be forced to leave.
☐ – You must remedy the violation(s) listed above by doing the following: [REMEDIAL ACTIONS], within [#] days of the date you receive this notice or your Landlord will take steps to terminate your tenancy, legal action against you will be commenced, and you will be evicted from the premises.
Landlord / Agent Signature: _____________________________
Printed Name: _____________________________