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New Jersey passed the Anti-Eviction Act of 1974, becoming the first state to enact a just cause eviction law. [1]California passed the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 to remedy the state's housing shortage, leading to renewed interest in utilizing just cause eviction laws to counteract the national housing crisis.
The legislation, also known as “just cause evictions,” would require that landlords who want to cancel a lease must inform tenants of the reason, from a specified list outlined in the bill.
The new law does not apply to buildings built within the prior 15 years, or to single-family homes (unless owned by corporations or institutional investors). [51] It also includes a requirement to show "just cause" for evictions, and retains "vacancy decontrol", meaning that rents can increase to market rate between tenants. [51]
A no-cause (or no-fault) rental termination by the owner is one that does not state a "just cause" (such as non-payment of rent, or a tenant-created nuisance). A city may require some form of "just cause" be noticed by an owner in order to terminate. [98] [99] [100] But "just cause" is not required of evictions under state law. [101]
Gordon was testifying in support of Senate Bill 2920, which would require "just cause" for evictions – a policy that's in place in several other states but faces vehement opposition from some ...
Renter advocates have sought the new protections for five years through a state bill known as Good Cause Eviction, which would force many landlords to justify rent increases greater than 3% and ...
A legal eviction will nearly always go on an evictee's permanent record, barring them from future housing opportunities. [69] When an eviction is filed in the court system, this record becomes available to landlords. Landlords can look up the records of prospective renters through a tenant screening report. [1]
Advocates say they aren't ready to give up fighting for tenants' rights after Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the just cause eviction bill was upheld.