If a tenant fails to pay rent when it is due, the landlord can go directly to court and file an eviction lawsuit against the tenant, thus ending...

From the very limited facts given, an accidental broken window would likely not be grounds for eviction. The tenant would be responsible for...

There are numerous reasons why a tenant may apply for a hardship stay. Examples of hardships might be: the tenant is sick, the tenant is disabled,...

Tenants have the right to safe, sanitary and decent housing. Residential leases carry an “implied warranty of habitability.” This means that a...

New Jersey's Abandoned Property Act sets forth guidelines for landlords and tenants in handling the issue of property left at the premises at the...

Assuming that the rent increase was procedurally correct, i.e., at the end of the prior lease, new lease terms offered, proper notice, etc., if...

The lease agreement controls. If the lease agreement includes a no pets policy and the tenant has a pet, they have committed a lease violation. A...

New Jersey has no rent stabilization or statewide rent control laws. However, cities and counties in NJ can enforce their own rent control laws....

A tenant may break a lease by means of constructive eviction, if the landlord has done any wrongful act or is guilty of neglect or default, which...

New Jersey law, specifically N.J.S.A. 2A: 39-1 is very strict and very specific about the ways, manners and methods landlords can use when entering...