Lewis v. Traynham

HONIGFELD, J.S.C.

This summary dispossession action raises the question of whether occupation by a landowner of a portion of premises for solely commercial purposes render the premises “owner-occupied,” and thus, not subject to the Good Cause for Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 (also known as the Anti-Eviction Act). The precise question has not been resolved in any reported New Jersey case found by this court.

Plaintiff, Dee Lewis, owns property at 288 Amherst Street, East Orange containing two residential units, one of which is leased to defendant Joyce Traynham. The remainder of the…