Section 8 Tenant - Can I evict if owner occupied?

[Richard Singh]

Following up on another thread of mine added in description, a few questions regarding Section 8 (NJ).

I am buying a property in Guttenberg NJ with a Section 8 tenant. Seller misled me to believe the tenant was on Month to Month when we eventually found out the lease is until Feb 2021. So now I am trying to figure out best options here:

1. If I plan to owner occupy their unit, can I break lease?

2. Are there government freezes on giving notices during Covid? Does that affect owner occupied buildings?

3. Worst case, if lease has to expire - do I have to give any other reasons to not renew other than owner occupied?

Thanks.

[Andrew B.]

I'm fairly certain that NJ is a state that allows you to evict if the owner is planning on occupying. I'm not sure if section 8 throws a wrench in there. You're probably required to pay some moving funds too. The NJ Truth in Renting Act has a section on this I think.