Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Office of Eviction Prevention (OEP)
The Office of Eviction Prevention oversees programs and services in eviction prevention and diversion, including rental assistance programs, social services support, and expanding access to counsel to low-income tenants facing or threatened with eviction. The Office also handles general inquiries about landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities, and publishes the bi-annual Truth in Renting Guide. The Office works closely with non-profit community-based organizations in disseminating information about resources and providing direct outreach to at-risk tenants
Eligible low-income households facing or threatened with eviction are provided free and quality access to both an attorney, who can best advocate for them in court to prevent their eviction and negotiate settlements with their landlords, and with an experienced case worker called a resource navigator who can best connect them to necessary resources including to rental assistance and relocation support. Together, resource navigators and attorneys coordinate their efforts to prevent lockouts by the courts. CEDD is available in every county throughout NJ.
| County | CEDD Providers | Contact information |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Jewish Family Services | 609-822-1108 |
| Bergen | The Waterfront Project | Email: ceddnavigator@thewaterfrontproject.org |
| Burlington | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Camden | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Camden | Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity | 856-661-7474 |
| Cape May | Jewish Family Services | 609-822-1108 |
| Cumberland | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Essex | Newark Community Solutions | 833-434-0881 |
| Essex | Catholic Charities of Newark | 973-596-4100 |
| Gloucester | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Hudson | The Waterfront Project | Email: ceddnavigator@thewaterfrontproject.org |
| Hunterdon | Garden State Home | 732-532-6865 |
| Mercer | Homefront | 609-989-9417 extension 139 or extension 159 |
| Mercer | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Middlesex | Garden State Home | 732-532-6865 |
| Monmouth | Community Affairs and Resource Center | Email: Stopeviction@carcnj.org |
| Morris | Family Promise of Sussex County | 973-579-1180 |
| Ocean | Community Affairs and Resource Center | Email: Stopeviction@carcnj.org |
| Passaic | Make the Road NJ | 908-368-1196 x. 2021 |
| Salem | New Jersey Association on Corrections | 856-254-2550 |
| Somerset | Garden State Home | 732-532-6865 |
| Sussex | Family Promise of Sussex County | 973-579-1180 |
| Union | Urban Leage of Essex County | 973.856.9433 |
| Union | The Waterfront Project | Email: ceddnavigator@thewaterfrontproject.org |
| Warren | Family Promise of Warren County | 908-453-2194 |
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Phone
Hotline: (609) 376-0810
Email
Dean Dafis, Director
evictionprevention@dca.nj.gov
