Verbally talk my tenant out of lease renewal

[Tina Lee]

Hi all, I have this rental in New Jersey which I have to renewal the lease because by law I have to renew the lease and up to 3.5% rent increase ( yes New Jersey landlord law sucks)

But she has been smoking on the unit,water bills doubled last quarter, keep lying about things, I can’t legally kick her out.

Her lease up, I can just tell her that neighbores are compliant about smell of pot from her unit and suggest her to move out? Because I got few complaints about her? I am not evicting her because she pays rent but I just personally dislike her and what she does to the unit.

Am I against law if I told her is better for her to look for another place before the lease ends?

Am I violating any rules by telling her is best for her to move out?