If my lease to my apartment is up and there are two people on the lease can I get my security deposit back?

The landlord expects that you will collect your half of the security deposit from whoever your roommate finds to be your replacement. Otherwise,...

What do I do if I suspect I live in an illegal apartment?

Go to Town Hall and speak to the building and zoning departments. One of them will be able to tell you if it is a legal apartment. If it is not,...

Can I serve only the wife for eviction on a month to month lease if both the husband and wife have signed the lease?

Is this an owner-occupied building with no more than 3 units in total? If not, the landlord must have one of 18 statutory “causes” for eviction...

Need advice if our situation is considered as one of the grounds for eviction?

Refusal to sign a new lease is considered not accepting changes to a lease, which is one of the 18 statutory causes for eviction under New Jersey’s...

How is it legally possible for someone to take you off a mortgage as colendee without your consent or knowledge?

Not sure what a “colendee” is, but the only way to be taken off of a mortgage is for the other party to have refinanced it alone. However, if that...

Why would a complaint/eviction be filed w/ specific docket#, then suddenly dismissed & immediately reopened w/ new docket #?

Because the lawyer probably made a mistake that would have resulted in the case being dismissed by the judge, so he dismissed it himself and...

This is not anLand Use and Zoning question, but it belongs in the Speeding and Traffic Ticket forum, so I have moved it there.

Can A Landlord Insert This into My Lease??

He has the right to put anything he wants in the lease and you have the right to reject such provisions and move. Since this is an owner-occupied...

Can I get my security deposit back if I did not resign my lease?

If your lease has expired and you did not sign a new one, then you became a month-to-month tenant. That means that you can terminate your tenancy...

Month to month lease in NJ Do I have to give a reason to my tenat to terminate the lease?

If this is an owner-occupied building with no more than 3 units in total, then you do not need a reason to terminate the tenancy with one month’s...