Property Management

A NJ tenant who pays rent on the first of each month and has their check returned for insufficient funds two months in a row may be:

AOnly required to pay a small returned check fee
BSubject to eviction for nonpayment of rent and charged returned check fees if allowed by the lease✓ Correct
CExempt from eviction for a first offense under NJ law
DProtected by the NJ Anti-Eviction Act from any action

Explanation

Repeated returned checks for rent constitute non-payment of rent, a legitimate ground for eviction under the NJ Anti-Eviction Act. Landlords may also charge returned check fees as allowed by the lease and NJ law.

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