My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: New Jersey.
I have a roommate that is on a month to month that is violating his agreement constantly. I sublet 2 rooms in my home to make ends-meet and 2 weeks ago took in this fellow. He is disorderly and scares me and my minor child with his uncontrollable rage over me asking him to do basic things we agreed on when he signed a simple agreement. He is constantly abusing the utilities, and not fallowing regulations of cleaning up after himself and other areas of the home. He rents a room and not a house share and invades the other spaces like the laundry room and kitchen using my belongings from toiletries to refridge to pots and pans and laundry soap. Doesn't lock the house when he goes out and keeps windows open when he leaves for work and it's raining and cold temperatures out.
At the end of the day it is not working out. I gave him notice to vacate and he tore it up, so I called the police to just have them be a witness to the serving of the notice and they said I can't evict him. I told them I was giving him notice. I read up and believe I understand what I did wrong but want to have someone clarify it for me. Should I first give him a cease letter and simultaneously a notice of not renewing the month to month giving him 30 days to vacate? Also since he has been he just 2 weeks is it consider residency or does that even matter in anyway the is for or against me?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.

