N.J. R. Appendices app XI-G(1)
To: Name of Defendant
(Tenant(s))
You are to vacate and remove all of your possessions from the above address within three business days after receiving this warrant. Do not count Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays in calculating the three days. If you do not move within three days, a Special Civil Part Court Officer will remove all persons from the property at any time between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on or after (month) (day) (year), and will require the tenant to vacate the premises and permit the landlord to change the locks. You must leave with your property by 8:30 a.m. on (date) unless you have an order from a judge allowing you to stay longer. Afterward, your possessions may be removed by the landlord, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:18-72et seq.
It is a crime for a tenant to damage or destroy a rental property to retaliate against a landlord. In addition to imposing criminal penalties, the court may require a tenant to pay for any damage
You may be able to stop this warrant and remain in the property if you apply to the Special Civil Part Court for relief. You may apply for relief by delivering a written request to the Office of the Special Civil Part and to the landlord or landlord's attorney. Your request must be received by the Office of the Special Civil Part within three days after this warrant was served or you may be locked out. Before stopping this warrant, the court may include certain conditions, such as the payment of rent.
You can also file a motion under Rule 4:50-1 requesting that the judgment for possession be vacated (reversed) and the complaint dismissed, if you can show good reason such as mistake or excusable neglect, fraud, misrepresentation or other misconduct by an adverse party, newly discovered evidence or any other reason justifying relief from the judgment for possession.
If you were sued for nonpayment of rent only, you may be able to stop this warrant and remain in the property if you pay all rent due and owing plus proper costs up until the third business day following the eviction. The landlord must accept this payment and/or cooperate with a rental assistance program or charitable organization that has committed to pay the rent.
You may be eligible for housing assistance or other social services. To determine your eligibility, you must contact the welfare agency in your county at (address) telephone number (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
Only a Special Civil Part Officer can execute this warrant. It is illegal for a landlord to padlock or otherwise block entry to a rental property while a tenant who lives there is still in legal possession. See the attached Notice Regarding Illegal Eviction for further information. If your property has been taken or you have been locked out or denied use of the rental property by anyone other than a Special Civil Part Officer who is executing a warrant of removal, you can contact the Office of the Special Civil Part for help in (a) requesting an emergency order to return your property and/or put you back into your home; and/or (b) filing a lawsuit requesting money damages. Please have this notice with you when you contact the Office of the Special Civil Part and/or file anything with the court related to this matter.
If you do not have an attorney, you may call the Lawyer Referral Service at (XXX) XXXXXXX
Date: _____________ | ____________________________ (Judge) |
____________________________ Clerk of the Superior Court | |
N.J. R. Appendices app XI-G(1)