A New Jersey-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 7 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
New Jersey’s Anti-Eviction Act means most tenants can only be removed for one of the specific causes listed in the statute — the end of a lease is not enough (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1). Deposits are capped at one and a half months’ rent and must be held in an inter...
These are the clauses and disclosures our New Jersey template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1P.L.2023, c.93 (Flood Risk Notification Law)checkboxMarini v. Ireland, 56 N.J. 130 (1970) — impl...NJSA 46:8-44 et seq. (Truth in Renting Act)NJSA 2A:18-61.1 (Anti-Eviction Act)NJSA 55:13A-7.14 (Hotel and Multiple Dwellin...Yes — the cap is 1.5 months’ rent, and it must be returned within 30 days (N.J.S.A. 46:8-19, 46:8-21.1, 46:8-21.2). The template states both in the deposit clause.
Set by the lease See N.J.S.A. 2A:42-6.1. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and New Jersey's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses New Jersey requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
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Free, e-signature included, every New Jersey disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the New Jersey disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against New Jersey Truth in Renting guide (Department of Community Affairs). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.