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.

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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.

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... View More

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.

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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... View More

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... View More

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.... View More

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... View More

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... View More

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... View More

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... View More

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... View More

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.

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... View More

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.

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.

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... View More

Depends on your lease. Generally speaking the landlord needs to provide you "reasonable notice" of any inspection, except in emergencies. Reasonable notice is defined as 24 hours. Usually the landlord has more than a week's notice of assorted governmental inspections.

Yes and no. There is a requirement that you filed a landlord-tenant registration statement. In your case it filed at the municipal level. While there is no penalty for not filing, the court, should it come to eviction, will not have jurisdiction over the matter and will dismiss your eviction... View More

I have read your question and I have some of my own. First let me respond to your question. A summary action in in the landlord-tenant part only determines possession of the premises. You can't get a money judgment in that part, nor can you use the decision beyond obtaining possession of the... View More