New Jersey Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free New Jersey notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows New Jersey law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What New Jersey law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	Landlord: for most residential tenancies, the landlord cannot end a month-to-month tenancy, or refuse to renew any lease, without one of the statutory 'good cause' grounds. Exempt from good cause are owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units, hotel/motel/guest-house units rented to transient or seasonal guests, and certain units held in trust for, or occupied by, an owner's immediate family member with a developmental disability. In those exempt units, the landlord ends a month-to-month tenancy with a one-month written notice to quit. Tenant: no statute sets a notice period for a tenant ending a month-to-month tenancy. Source: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.3; 2A:18-53(a), 2A:18-56(b); 2A:42-5
How notices must be delivered	Anti-Eviction Act notices (notice to cease and notice to quit) must state the cause in detail. They must be served by one of: (1) personal delivery to the tenant; (2) leaving a copy at the tenant's usual place of abode with a family member over age 14; or (3) certified mail, and if the certified letter is not claimed, regular mail. Source: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2

Ending a month-to-month lease

Landlord: for most residential tenancies, the landlord cannot end a month-to-month tenancy, or refuse to renew any lease, without one of the statutory 'good cause' grounds. Exempt from good cause are owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units, hotel/motel/guest-house units rented to transient or seasonal guests, and certain units held in trust for, or occupied by, an owner's immediate family member with a developmental disability. In those exempt units, the landlord ends a month-to-month tenancy with a one-month written notice to quit. Tenant: no statute sets a notice period for a tenant ending a month-to-month tenancy.

Source: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.3; 2A:18-53(a), 2A:18-56(b); 2A:42-5

How notices must be delivered

Anti-Eviction Act notices (notice to cease and notice to quit) must state the cause in detail. They must be served by one of: (1) personal delivery to the tenant; (2) leaving a copy at the tenant's usual place of abode with a family member over age 14; or (3) certified mail, and if the certified letter is not claimed, regular mail.

Source: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.3; 2A:18-53(a), 2A:18-56(b); 2A:42-5, which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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