# New Jersey — Franchise termination notice and good-cause requirements by US state — quoted from the state franchise relationship statute

For New Jersey, good cause required to terminate is Yes, for termination, cancellation or non-renewal; relationship the statute covers is Franchises; notice period before termination is at least 60 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew; statute is N.J.S.A. 56:10-5, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** New Jersey _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Good cause required to terminate:** Yes, for termination, cancellation or non-renewal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Relationship the statute covers:** Franchises _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice period before termination:** at least 60 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** N.J.S.A. 56:10-5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> It shall be a violation of this act for any franchisor directly or indirectly through any officer, agent, or employee to terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a franchise without having first given written notice setting forth all the reasons for such termination, cancellation, or intent not to renew to the franchisee at least 60 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew, except (1) where the alleged grounds are voluntary abandonment by the franchisee of the franchise relationship in which event the aforementioned written notice may be given 15 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew;

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Good cause required to terminate

> It shall be a violation of this act for a franchisor to terminate, cancel or fail to renew a franchise without good cause. For the purposes of this act, good cause for terminating, canceling, or failing to renew a franchise shall be limited to failure by the franchisee to substantially comply with those requirements imposed upon him by the franchise.

## Source

- https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2021/title-56/section-56-10-5/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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