Landlord & Tenant Laws in New Jersey.

A tenant should preserve a forwarding address and move-out records because New Jersey requires timely return of the deposit and any accrued interest or earnings after the tenancy ends.

In New Jersey, a landlord generally must return the security deposit, plus any required accumulated interest or earnings, within 30 days after the tenancy ends. New Jersey also limits the security deposit to one and one-half months’ rent in most residential tenancies.

If a landlord wrongfully withholds a security deposit, New Jersey law may allow the tenant to recover double the amount wrongfully withheld in the right case.