Q: please see below
I have a house in NJ and a squatter living in there. I tried getting the squatter out but could not because of Covid laws. I sued in civil court and won a judgement of $14000 against the squatter.
When the court clerk called the squatter to make sure she got the court summons she told the court clerk that she never lived in the property. But she has been living there without since March of 2020. I have no lease with this woman.
The landlord tenant courts in NJ are closed for a while. The squatter has not paid the light or water bills since March 2020.
I'm struggling financially and was thinking of moving in my house even with this squatter in there hoping she'll move out.
Please advise. Thanks
A: The first thing that you should do is proceed to enforce collection of the judgment. The procedure involves utilizing the services of a Court Officer. You may wish to begin by either doing the necessary paper work yourself, retain a credit adjustment company, or retain the services of an attorney. NJ Courts frown upon self help. So avoid doing anything without receiving Court approval for eviction.
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