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In New Jersey, a law called the Abandoned Tenant Property Statute requires landlords to give written notice to former tenants if the landlord wants to dispose of property left by the tenants after they have moved out. The notice must state that the landlord considers the property left behind abandoned.

The notice must state that the landlord considers the property left behind abandoned. The notice must give the tenant a time period in which to claim the property. This is 30 days after delivery of the landlord's written notice; or 33 days after the notice is mailed, whichever comes first.

2A:18-72): The personal property is considered abandoned and must be removed from the premises or from the place of safekeeping (if landlord has stored the personal property) not less than 30 days after delivery of the notice or not less than 33 days after the date of mailing, whichever comes first.

Unclaimed property consists of many types of intangible and tangible properties that have remained unclaimed by its rightful owner for a specific period of time. The abandonment period for each type of property is defined by New Jersey's Unclaimed Property Statute, N.J.S.A. B 1-109, et.

Filing your claim through the search website is the fastest way to get your claim processed. If you did not locate property on the NJ Property Search website but believe you have unclaimed property at our office, you can request UPA staff execute a manual search through the 'Request a Property Search' link below.

New Jersey property is generally presumed abandoned if it has remained unclaimed by the owner, or if there has been no activity other than automatic activity (interest posting on a bank account is considered automatic activity) for more than three years.