My lease is month to M for 5 years. My landlord handed to me a new yearly lease. I didnt like the terms. Do I have to sign?
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Answered on December 05, 2020
One never has to sign a new lease, but then one must be prepared to move out at the end of the current lease.
Under normal circumstances, if a...
If one tenant has a criminal background, as a landlord am I legally required to disclose this information to another tenant?
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Answered on December 04, 2020
First of all, have you checked with your town to determine if you are legally permitted to rent out rooms? If this is a single-family home located...
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Do I have a case against a small business that is keeping my money?
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Answered on December 04, 2020
You should post this question on the Pennsylvania Consumer Protection forum.
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My lawyer has not provided documentation needed for closing on my home after 3 weeks.
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Answered on December 03, 2020
Hopefully you kept copies of all documentation that you sent to the attorney. You should now send another set of copies directly to the title...
Is it illegal in NJ to take a picture of your own fence but some of the neighbors yard with their blazing a
/smoking fire pit
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Answered on November 29, 2020
No, it is not illegal. Anything out in the open can be photographed. Only what is not “out in the open”, i.e., behind closed doors, cannot be...
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In NJ with covid-19 laws, if your lease expires and you can't find any rentals, can your landlord evict you?
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Answered on November 29, 2020
Once a lease expires, if it did not include an automatic renewal provision and the landlord has not offered a new lease, the tenancy converts to a...
Can I be charged for additional rent because my landlord hasn't found a new tenant?
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Answered on November 26, 2020
It is not clear what you are asking. You refer to your “roommate, which I no longer live with” and say that he claims he has COVID so he won’t let...
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Real Estate question?
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Answered on November 26, 2020
Residential real estate contracts contain, by law, an inspection contingency provision which allows the prospective buyer to have the property...
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Am I month-to-month or year-renter? Confusion about "Lease Renewal" clause
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Answered on November 25, 2020
It appears that your lease was automatically renewed for another year by your failure to respond to the Notice to Quit or Lease Renewal before the...
Is it the landlord's responsibility to replace keys for a tenant who loses them, but is currently a holdover tenant?
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Answered on November 25, 2020
Yes, the landlord must replace the keys. To refuse to do so could be seen as the equivalent of a self-help lockout, which is against New Jersey...
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