Do I get rent back, do I keep paying rent while we stay here during my landlords court cases? Did he break the lease?

Get copies of the violations/summonses. The landlord will eventually take you to court; he's supposed to give you a three-month notice to quit....

In a multi unit garden apt setting can the landlord refuse to renew a tenants lease?

You don't have to give the tenants a new lease, but you have to evict them if they don't move out voluntarily. The expiration of the lease is not...

Can I sue my landlord for rent paid to him for an "illegal" apartment?

There is no published or even reported caselaw on whether a tenant is entitled to the rent paid to the landlord for an illegal apartment, but many...

How much notice to tenant before landlord may enter property?

It all depends on the lease. Your right to access the apartment comes from the lease, and if it so provides, you must notify the tenant one day in...

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Can I get out of my lease because if a disability?

You may, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 46:8-9.2. There are specific forms provided by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs that you and your...

Condo bylaws changed mid-lease to restrict dogs in yard, can landlord enforce new rule on tenant for remainder of lease?

I would need to see the entire lease to answer your question. Most condominium leases say that the tenant has to comply with the association...

What do I have to do when I want to list my property and I don't want my tenant in the property?

Assuming you do not live at the property, selling the house constitutes grounds under the New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act only if it contains three or...

Can I legally evict existing month to month tenants to renovate my multi-unit property?

Unfortunately, the tenancies are protected by the New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act, which requires cause to evict, and renovation is not an enumerated...

The landlord is supposed to serve you with a one-month notice to quit so you have a month to review the lease. If you refuse, the landlord must...

This is not a landlord-tenant question,, but rather debt collection. A New Jersey judgment for money is valid for twenty years. But regardless, I...