How to evict tenant

[Anthony Liguori]

I need some advice.

I have tenants that been living at my house (New Jersey) for a few years now. Their original one year lease expired a long time ago. So I know once the lease expires and the tenant continues to pay rent without a new lease, the tenancy automatically becomes a month-to-month..

So there has been some incidents when the tenant has become aggressive and start to intimidate me with violence. Asking me to fight him ..

My question is since there is no lease any more can I evict soly in the fact that there no lease in place ?? Or what other options do I have ?? Raise rent ?? Try to look for other violations ??