Prohibit retaliatory possession actions
Newark Code § 19:2-14City law
A landlord may not bring an action to recover possession of a dwelling unit in reprisal for the tenant's efforts to secure or enforce a right under the chapter.
Answers the question “When can they end my tenancy?”
The source
… are so great that the Board could not hear them all itself within the time limits prescribed for such action by this chapter. The findings of the hearings conducted by him/her shall be submitted to the Board which, after review, shall make the final ruling. 19:2-14. RETALIATORY EVICTION. No landlord shall bring any action to recover possession of a dwelling unit as a reprisal for the tenant's efforts to secure or enforce any right under this chapter. 19:2-15. APPEAL JUDICIAL REVIEW. A landlord or tenant aggrieved by any action, regulation or determination of the Board may appeal that action, regulation or determination of the Rent Control Board to the Law Division of the Superior Court in accordance with New Jersey Court Rules within…
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- Document
- S018, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
- Dates
- In force since Oct 8, 2024
- Status on Oct 1, 2026
- In force
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- Category
- Eviction protection
- Requirement
- A landlord may not bring an action to recover possession of a dwelling unit in reprisal for the tenant's efforts to secure or enforce a right under the chapter.
- Key value
- none
- Effect
- protection_or_duty
- Quote found in source
- yes
- Confidence
- 90%
reasoning boundary
Decided by code
Deterministic: same rules, facts and date give the same answer.
- Jurisdiction: listed only for addresses whose state or legal city is NJ-NEWARK.
- Dates: in force from 2024-10-08 (New Jersey municipal default: 20 days after final passage 2024-09-18 (N.J.S.A. 40:49-2(d), 40:69A-181(b)); mayoral approval or publication may make it later); before that, not yet in force.
- Coverage: no building condition the data can test; conditions in words stay with the text.
As of Oct 1, 2026Engine run
Sources retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Which buildings it reaches
All 140 sample addresses in New Jersey on Oct 1, 2026.
- 50 applies
- 90 not covered
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