New York, NY asked in Landlord - Tenant for New Jersey

Q: Hi I was recently renting a house from a gentleman. I was there for almost 2 years.

May of this year I was told I had 60 days to find a new place because he was selling the property. He never gave me formal notice. I rushed myself to find a place had to empty my savings account to pay for the deposit of a new place and now I just found yesterday he had no intentions of selling and the house is back up for rent for 200 dollars more then I was paying but still less then what I'm paying now. Do I have any legal grounds to sue him for my troubles

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Morris Leo Greb
Morris Leo Greb
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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Rockaway, NJ
  • Licensed in New Jersey

A: You may have a cause of action. Speak to a real estate attorney with litigation experience.

Matthew Schutz agrees with this answer

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