New Jersey Rules of Court: Special Civil Part – 2026
Part 6 of the New Jersey Rules of Court governing the Special Civil Part of the Law Division — landlord-tenant, small claims, and other limited civil actions.
Browse all 40 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
Rule 6:1 — Scope, Cognizability and Venue
Rule 6:2 — Process
Rule 6:3 — Pleadings, Motions and Parties
Rule 6:4 — Proceedings Before Trial
Rule 6:5 — Trials
Rule 6:6 — Judgment
Rule 6:6-1
Applicability of Part IV Rules
Rule 6:6-2
Entry of Default and Automatic Vacation Thereof
Rule 6:6-3
Judgment by Default
Rule 6:6-4
Consent Judgments for Possession and Stipulations of Settlement, Residential Cases
Rule 6:6-5
Judgment; Costs
Rule 6:6-6
Post-Judgment Levy Exemption Claims and Applications for Relief in Tenancy Actions
Rule 6:6-7
Issuance by Clerk of Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment
Rule 6:7 — Process to Enforce Judgments
Rule 6:7-1
Requests for Issuance of Writs of Execution; Contents of Writs of Execution and Other Process for the Enforcement of Judgments; Notice to Debtor; Claim for Exemption; Warrant of Removal; Enforcement of Consent Judgments and Stipulations of Settlement...
Rule 6:7-2
Orders for Discovery; Information Subpoenas
Rule 6:7-3
Wage Executions; Notice, Order, Hearing; Accrual of Interest, Credits and Costs
Rule 6:7-4
Chattel Executions; Time at Which Levy Can be Made; Accrual of Interest, Credits and Costs