The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- No fixed period
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- No fixed period
- Week-to-week
- No fixed period
- Unpaid rent
- No fixed period
- Lease violation
- 30 days
- Unpaid rent
- No notice to quit is required before filing for nonpayment (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2).
- Lease violations
- A notice to cease, then a notice to quit at least one month before filing; 3 days for disorderly conduct or willful damage. Most tenancies can be ended only for statutory good cause, so no no-fault month-to-month termination.
Law: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.2
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.