I live in a 2 family house. I'm paying for electricity in the common areas on the property. My landlord is aware of this. It is not stated in my lease I'm supposed to pay for common area electricity. I do not have access to basement, only the landlord and his mother do. His mother lives... Read more »
answered on Mar 15, 2023
I guess the first question is how long have you lived there? If what you're saying is true, and you been living there for a while, it may be worthwhile to sue your landlord for damages or overbilling you on the electricity. As part of the lawsuit your entitled to have discovery (find out from... Read more »
If it’s only me signing the purchase agreement as the buyer and I also only sign the deed, does he automatically get added to the deed due to marriage?
answered on Mar 6, 2023
That is a yes and no. To the extent that the home is used as the marital residence, your spouse will have some interest in it. It is not used as the marital home it may be considered separate property and he will have no interest in it.
I live in a 2 family house. I have reported my landlord to the board of health several times for not providing heat. He’s been fined several times which resulted in a court hearing that he failed to appear for. I’ve reported him to the police station several times for not providing heat during... Read more »
answered on Feb 19, 2023
No. I would suggest the failure to provide heat this time of year to constructive eviction and is illegal in New Jersey. Since there is a prior order requiring him to provide heat, I would suggest your next step is to go back to court and get an order finding him in contempt and requesting an... Read more »
I have a stop work order from the township because the of no permits and since is a 3 family home we need the plans to be draw from a professional architect. I want to get out if the contract and find someone else to do the work. But because the contractor has out we have a contract we need to... Read more »
answered on Jan 25, 2023
Generally speaking, when you contract with a contractor to perform a repair on your home or other building, they agree to perform the work in a workmanlike fashion. Part of that is getting the necessary permits and plans. It appears your contractor isn't bothering.
I would write him... Read more »
answered on Jan 25, 2023
You can withdraw your offer if it has not been accepted. You need to do it in writing either by personal delivery, or certified and first-class mail. If there is a real estate agent involved for the other party you can serve them.
Escrow account for security deposit. Who collects the interest and who pays taxes on the interest?
answered on Jan 19, 2023
The security deposit, although help by the landlord, is the property of the tenant. the LL is required to set up a seperate, interest bearing account foir the security and the income is attributable to the tenant. The financial institution will require the SSN andW-9 of the tenant to set up the... Read more »
Tentant moved out and Four months of uncollected rent since September of 2017.
answered on Jan 16, 2023
I am unclear on what you mean by your question. Generally speaking, the statute of limitation on all contract actions is 6 years. Depending on when your tenant left in 2017, your coming up against the statute of limitations to sue him for the rent he owes.
If you are talking about filing an... Read more »
Not on lease. He refuses to go. Does not pay rent or bills
answered on Jan 16, 2023
You would need to file an ejectment action. Ejectment is the remedy that you use where you have someone trespassing on your property. Since your son is 33 years old, he should be out on his own. Your obligation to support him ended when he turned 18. He needs to be given formal notice that he has... Read more »
The buyer moved into the other unit almost a year before closing. Nothing was ever said or sent about the buyer/owner wanting to personally occupy my unit. After closing, he refused rent/sent 30 day notice to quit (because the duplex is now owner-occupied, he doesn't need good cause). The... Read more »
answered on Jan 4, 2023
The problem you have is that under its terms the Anti-Eviction Act (AEA) does not apply to buildings which are 1) 3 units or less and 2) owner-occupied. When your new landlord moved into the building he removed your tenancy from the protections of the AEA. In that circumstance, the provisions of... Read more »
Due to my work requirements I have had to train and rehabilitate animals . I have notified my apartment of my intentions of purchasing a home . However, they continue to send me letters of cease . I’d there anything I can do to prevent eviction as I finish my home buying journey . I always pay on... Read more »
answered on Dec 8, 2022
I don't understand the point of the question. While my colleague Mr. Gelb is correct, you can't make the landlord promise not to evict you, assuming that you are covered under New Jersey's anti-eviction act, you can't be evicted unless you violate 1 of 17 different restrictions.... Read more »
My father wants to have my family (my spouse, 2 children and myself move into his home). We would sell our own home. He stated he will be adding my name to the deed. Not sure if it would be sole survivorship. In either situation, what would happen if I passed away? Would my children and spouse get... Read more »
answered on Nov 12, 2022
The answer to your question depends on the interest that you will be getting in the new deed that your father is preparing. If the deed is a joint tenancy with the right of survivorship, then assuming you survive your father, you will get the entire property. If it is a tenancy in common, then you... Read more »
am a tenant in Jersey city. My apartments spare key is kept with the doorman. I got locked out today and requested the spare key. The doorman showed me that the key was missing from the spare key cabinet. The super let me in but I believe the landlord may have taken the key. I don’t feel safe... Read more »
answered on Sep 11, 2022
It is a violation both of civil law and criminal law in New Jersey to lock you out of your apartment. What I would suggest you do is to change the locks on the door and leave a copy of the key with the doorman, get a signed receipt. In that way the landlord can't accuse you of changing the... Read more »
the mail from the bank said thank you for opening a checking account and didn’t provide any further info. his email said the states qualified interest rate, our amount paid, the lotion and the date but nothing further. i was told it should’ve been 30 days in a interest bearing-don’t think it is
answered on Aug 24, 2022
The landlord does have 30 days to deposit your security deposit into a separate interest-bearing account. If you want to check on when he deposited the money, you are telling me that you got notice that there is a checking account in your name and they sent you checks. I'd call the bank. Tell... Read more »
answered on Aug 17, 2022
You need to send a letter to the tenant at his last known address to the tenant at his last known address informing him that he has 30 days to get his property. If you do not know the address that the tenant moved to after you evicted him (which is typical), you may use the address that you evicted... Read more »
My former lease says that I am required to give 2 months notice when I leave. I only gave him a week and a half. He now wants me to be responsible for paying rent on August and September. At the same time he has in the lease that if I stay past the lease he wants me to pay for holdover rent.... Read more »
answered on Aug 15, 2022
The circumstances described in this email are disturbing to me. Your base rent is $1500.00 but you mentioned that you posted $3600 in security. Under New Jersey law your security is limited to one and a half months rent or $2550 in your case. How did your landlord say that the month-to-month rent... Read more »
answered on Aug 15, 2022
The short answer is no. It may be that your bank or mortgage company requires a survey in order for them to complete the application evaluation process and to ensure that there are no encroachments on the property that would affect their lien.
My landlady made his son as an agent(POA), but he puts the elderly landlady at risk by implementing illegal actions of eviction. How can I protect my landlady from being held accountable for his son's wrongdoings?
answered on Aug 5, 2022
I I think the first thing you can do is resist any illegal action that the power of attorney attempts to perpetrate. You don't go into specifics as to exactly what the attorney is doing, but if it's an illegal lockout you can go to the clerk's office at Superior Court in Elizabeth... Read more »
answered on Jul 29, 2022
As long as your camera is legally entitled to be where is, it's perfectly fine to photograph or record whatever is in its line of sight. Certain things are illegal, recording people using your bathroom facilities, as an example. Otherwise it's not a problem.
So my uncle been trying to take him out his house for a while, well the basement for probably more than a year he doesn’t have a lease for him so I know he stays there with tenant at will like a month-to-month basis but now my uncle is trying to sell the house and since it’s not a livable... Read more »
answered on Jul 27, 2022
Assuming that your uncle has never taken rental payments from his nephew, he can file an ejectment action in the Special Civil Part. This is different than an eviction action.
answered on Jul 24, 2022
Generally speaking the only way you can be evicted in New Jersey is by a court officer after an eviction hearing. Self help evictions (i.e. the landlord locking you out) are illegal. It is both the civil and criminal violation. If you need help getting back into your unit, you can either talk to an... Read more »
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