New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 13 - LIMITED DIVIDEND AND NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AND URBAN RENEWAL ENTITIES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5:13-1.11 - Leases

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:13-1.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Every lease made by a housing sponsor shall be on a form approved by the Authority.

(b) No lease shall be for a term exceeding 24 months.

(c) Every lease shall contain a clause prohibiting the subletting of the dwelling or the renting of any part of it.

(d) A lease may require a security deposit in an amount approved by the Authority, but not more than one month's rent; provided that, said funds shall be held in trust fund against which only delinquencies under the terms of the lease after deduction of any rent due at said time and approved by the Authority.

(e) The lease shall include any charges to be made for utilities, special services, or other facilities to be furnished to the tenant by the housing sponsor.

(f) No one connected with the housing sponsor shall request or receive directly or indirectly any payment whatsoever in connection with the obtaining of a lease.

(g) Violation of this regulation by any employee or other agent of the housing sponsor shall be cause for discharge.

(h) When applying for renewal of lease, each tenant shall be required to furnish the same information and be subject to the same investigation as for an initial lease. Such renewal application may be subject to approval by the Authority.

(i) The lease shall contain a provision providing for the eviction of any tenant based on a change in their income which disqualifies a tenant from continued occupancy under the regulations or regulatory agreements.

(j) In any project not subject to regulation by either the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, every lease made by the housing sponsor shall contain the following provision in boldface capital letters of not less than 10 point type:

THIS HOUSING PROJECT IS REGULATED BY THE DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, PO BOX 802, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625.

ALL RENTS AND CHARGES ARE SUBJECT TO DEPARTMENT RULES.

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