Can I break my lease because of bed bug infestation?

In order to justify breaking a lease, a tenant must be able to prove that the property is uninhabitable. It is possible the infestation you...

Am I responsible for replacing carpet upon vacanting premisis and paying another months rent eventhout I have no current lease.

Whether or not you are responsible for another month's rent will depend on whether you gave the required notice that you were vacating the...

RELATING TO LANDLORD/TENANT LAW: Can landlord refuse to present ease for 7 years and then present one?

While you have not had a written lease all this time, you do have a lease, albeit an oral lease. An oral lease has terms just like a written lease...

What address should be used for security disposition if the ex-tenant owes rent but has not provided forwarding address?

You can send it to his last known address, which will be your apartment. The law allows you to do so because it is assumed that the tenant will...

What address should be used for security disposition if the ex-tenant owes rent but has not provided forwarding address?

You can send it to his last known address, which will be your apartment. The law allows you to do so because it is assumed that the tenant will...

How bad is your credit score affected when you are evicted from an apartment for not fulfilling the lease?

Not being privy to the formula used to calculate credit scores, since they are kept completely secret by the credit companies, it is impossible to...

You should have been documenting your complaints to the landlord regarding your loud upstairs neighbors by sending letters by certified mail,...

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I filed a complaint for eviction on the basis of non-payment of rent but the tenant has at will left the premises. Next steps?

Unfortunately, the attorney who first answered your question is not licensed in the State of New Jersey and has no knowledge of the procedures used...

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How do i get my roommate evicted when the lease binds him, me, and my girlfriend? I have proof hes doing drugs. What do i do?

I have to disagree with counsel. Unless the apartment is located in a public housing facility the lease for which contains a provision prohibiting...

I am living in an illegal tenancy and am being harassed by the landlord

Your next step should be to find a new place to live and to move out as soon as possible! If your current unit is in fact illegal, then even if...