Pick what happened and when. The Rights clock counts the deadlines that New Jersey and federal rules attach to it, in calendar days, business days or years, and shows them as dates.
Business days skip weekends only. If a public holiday falls in the period, the real deadline may be one day later; the date shown is the safe one.
Counted from rules in New Jersey’s Truth in Renting guide, Division of Consumer Affairs guides and Lemon Law materials, the Board of Public Utilities’ Utility Customer Bill of Rights and federal Regulation F. Not legal advice; deadlines in your own papers take priority.
How the Rights clock counts
Each situation uses one rule from the guides on this site: the 30-day deposit return from the Truth in Renting guide, the three-business-day cancellation for home improvement contracts, the Lemon Law's two years or 24,000 miles, Regulation F's validation period, the Board of Public Utilities' notice and shutoff-day rules and Winter Termination Program, the warrant for removal timing after an eviction judgment, the five-business-day rent grace period for seniors and benefit recipients, and the 45 days to appeal a final Lemon Law decision.
Business days skip Saturdays and Sundays. Public holidays are not skipped, so when a holiday falls inside the period, your real deadline may be a day later than shown; the date shown is the safe one to act by.
Dates are counted from the date you enter and today's date on your device. The clock does not know the facts of your case. If a court date, a notice or a contract gives a different date, follow that document and ask the court clerk, a legal services office or a lawyer.