It is very possible that a judge will deem your agreement to waive your rights to seek a hardship stay to be unenforceable, but you won't know...

LL put in lease TENANT HAS TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS! Is this LEGAL and will it hold up in court?

Unfortunately, without seeing the actual provision in the lease, it is impossible to give you an accurate answer. If the lease truly does provide...

I told landlady to apply security deposit as rent, since she never notified me where it is. Doesn't that count under NJ Law?

You have left out a crucial piece of information, without which no one here can give you a valid answer: you have not indicated in what type of...

Can my landlord refuse to renew my lease because he wants to convert his condo to corporate housing for his company?

No, he cannot. Unless the situation falls under one of the statutory causes for eviction, a landlord must renew a lease. Therefore, if the...

Can I legally keep the security deposit?

You said that the tenant left 3 months before the end of the lease, but then you said that he paid his rent. Do you mean he paid his rent for the...

It is not law, but complex policy that usually requires that upper units have 80% of the floors carpeted. Most condominium by-laws or rules...

The son wants to break my & my mom current lease, I've been there 4 over 25 yrs,I'll move,I need 3 months 2 clear out the house

The terms of a yearly lease can be changed ONLY at the end of the lease. Therefore, no changes can be made before your current lease ends.

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I am not a defendant in a proceeding that will effectively take possession of our real property. Can i file under same case?

You need to take all relevant documentation to a local real estate attorney to review this situation and determine what action should be taken to...

Can a landlord deduct from the security deposit for a broken oven in the stove?

It depends on what your lease says regarding maintenance of appliances. If your lease requires you to pay for repairs, then you must do so; if the...

What if a year long Lease in NJ does not state how much notice a tenant must give for non-renewal?

A tenant must notify the landlord IN WRITING of his intention not to renew a yearly lease at least one full month before the end of the lease. That...