What are my rights as a tenant renting during the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The landlord would have to file an eviction complaint against you and since the courts are all closed, that will not be possible until after the...

What advice can you give me in this situation?

Call the police. They will force the roommate to let you in as locking out a tenant is illegal in New Jersey. This appears to be a sublet...

I must disagree with my colleague; if there is no written or oral lease setting forth the term of the tenancy, it is a month-to-month term and...

There is nothing you can do. Everyone is entitled to do whatever they want on their own property (either owned or rented), as long as no laws are...

There is no way to write a “legally-correct” letter for that purpose since it is illegal to apply a security deposit to the last month’s rent. ...

I paid my October rent and my landlord lost it can I still be evicted?

If you paid in cash, you can use the receipt as proof of payment if the landlord tries to evict you based on nonpayment of rent. If you paid by...

Early lease break, do I have to pay full rent if leaving at the beginning of the month?

Tenants are responsible for the full month’s rent if they remain in possession of the rental property for even one day into a new month. If a...

At what age does residential custody end?

“Residential custody” ends at 18, but “occupancy” never ends unless the occupant gives the landlord “cause” for eviction. The only other reason...

This is not a Construction & Development question; it belongs in the Consumer Protection forum, which is where I am moving it.

The landlord is under no obligation to accept your payments and allow you to stay once evictions are allowed again. However, if he does accept any...