Relocation assistance is provided under the New Jersey Relocation Assistance Act to all property owners, occupants or tenants who are dislocated as a result of the public project regardless of whether the acquisition is negotiated or subject to a condemnation proceeding. Relocation payments are separate and apart from the monies paid in the eminent domain proceeding and include moving costs and business reestablishment costs. In some cases, a business discontinuance allowance is paid. In residential cases, closing costs are reimbursed. Tenants should examine the condemnation clause in their lease vis-à-vis their rights with the landlord in the condemnation case.
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