Is money from a law suit consider an income for income taxes purposes?

Depends on the nature of the suit. To recover physical damages to a person or property, no. If the action is for a breach of a lease or business...

Lease expired and want to remove tenant. What steps do I take to legally inform them and hold them to a move out date in NJ?

Under NJ law the tenant is entitled to a renewal of his his lease. You can not terminate it per se. The sole exception being an owner occupied...

Ok - now I got more info from my landlady for I spoke to her this AM - see below for the question I am asking - thanks

If she did not reveal the whereabouts of the deposit, She is in violation. If she informs you she cures the violation. There is no such thing as...

My landlady 9 yrs ago put 500.00 in a a bank account for which I never received interedst, etc. she has it labeled pet depoisit

Under NJ law deposits are limited to 1 1/2 months rent and must bE escrowed in a seperate account. The 1 1/2 month limitation is the sum total of...

My tenant in mobile home has not paid rent in 5 months and has been in florida, they wont provide me with a key.

You need to evict them. There is a detailed eviction procedure in NJ. Self Help evictions are illegal. Email or call me.

NY can suspend your driving priviledges in that State. NYSDMV will report to MVC. MVC will probably do nothing, but you may have issues with...

If tenant says they want to move out, when can Landlord enter property to show it to other prospective tenants?

Read your lease. The lease will usually have a provision governing this situation.

Paralegal Billing

Paralegals work under an attorney's supervision. It is not a problem legallly to bill the paralegals time. The cost should be significantly less...

Can a landlord be held financially responsible (e.g., small claims court) for excessive noise from one of their tenants?

Yes. You have a right to quiet enjoyment of the leasehold. If after notice the landlord fails to abate a noisy condition then you have a cause of...

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Is a Tenant entitled to 2 chances to remove his personal property after he has been locked out?

I am assuming that you have properly evicted that tenant as that self help eveictions are illegal in NJ. Under NJ law the tenant has 30 days to...