Lease Duration/End Date Jersey City

[Patrick Q.]

Hello All,

I just renovated 1 unit in a house hack in Jersey City NJ and am ready for a tenant.

The lease would begin on November 1st.

I am told that it is not legal to do less than a 12 month lease in NJ.

This means that the lease would end in October of next year.

I would rather have the lease term end in the Summer so that I would have a greater selection of potential tenants.

Also I fear that if I could end up with a vacancy through the Winter.

Does anybody have any information that could help me here as to how I could possibly-legally have the lease end in the Summer?

One option would be to do a 19 month lease. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.