Is it legal for a property owner to demand that a potential renter meet certain income requirements?

Of course it is. Landlords run credit checks on potentiAl tenants all the time. They expect to be paid their rent on time every month, so...

Can my landlord evict me?

What the landlord is claiming does not make any sense. The town would not care if she is not living there, nor would it have any way of knowing...

All provisions of the expired lease remain in effect, so if the lease requires tenants to give say, two months’ notice of their intention to move...

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Owner-occupied 2-family houses are not covered by the Anti-Eviction Statute, so you could notify the tenant pursuant to whatever notification...

Can my broker fee be refunded ?

You need is with the landlord, not any management company or real estate agent. No matter what you were told by the former management company, the...

Is there a legal case against the landlord, and is it worth fighting for?

The answer to your question all depends on what that parking addendum says. Many such documents contain waiver of the landlord’s liability, so...

The tenant is correct; Executive Order 128 does not restrict the usage of a tenant’s security deposit as rent to only those who have demonstrable...

If it is feasible for you to do so, go over and hand-deliver a notice to him that from here on in, the house is on the market, that it will be...

Rental units are required to be inspected before every change in tenants. At the very least, a smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire...

Can we apply our security deposit towards our monthly rent?

Yes, Governor Murphy signed an executive order to allow use of security deposits for rental payments during the state of emergency. However,...