Can I skip a step that does not apply to me?
Yes, and sometimes you should — New Jersey requires no notice to quit for nonpayment, and a license step is irrelevant if you hold one. Marking a precondition as not applying needs a reason, and the reason goes on the record.
From the guide When Rent Has Failed: Navigating an Eviction.
The amount on the notice
This is the detail that most often loses a case. Most states let a pay-or-quit notice demand rent ONLY — not late fees, not utilities, not damages — and in California and Florida a notice that asks for a cent more than the rent is void, and the case fails with it. New York requires the demand to state the rent due month by month. So Seayora shows the charges broken down by period, with rent and late fees in separate columns and a rent-only subtotal called out. That subtotal is usually the figure that belongs on a notice, not the total.
Read the whole guide: When Rent Has Failed: Navigating an Eviction