Evicting Tenants in New Jersey

[Tim Engler]

Hello BP Community!

I'm thinking about buying a property in NJ that is in a hot neighbourhood but I'm worried about the tenants.  The seller is claiming the buyer will be responsible for evicting the tenants.  I obviously want the property delivered vacant, but if the Seller is eager to get out, could this be an opportunity to take on his problem and get a great property at a discount?  

Some more specific questions:

   - How hard is it to evict a tenant in NJ?

   - Could there be another reason the seller won't evict the tenants?

Any advice or recco's would be welcomed,

Thanks all!

-Tim

[Mark F.]

You can read up on the details but obviously evictions are on hold. On top of that, Governor Murphy has stated I believe 90 days after this is over is when evictions will resume. Also this has a lot of good info on eviction for tenants. I've attached both PDFs. In short, if you're not occupying the multifamily (assuming its 3 units and under), you need a reason to evict someone. A lease ending is not good enough. The reasons are listed in here.

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