If you are a tenant looking to vacate a rental property before the term of your lease has ended, you run the risk of being found liable in a civil action for the balance of rent left to be paid under the lease agreement. While...
As a landlord in New Jersey, you may think tenants have all the rights, and you have none. We have all heard the horror stories of tenants remaining in possession of a property for months, even years, without paying rent. And it is true that...
Under New Jersey law, within 30 days after the end of the lease, the landlord must return to the tenant the security deposit and interest, minus any rent owed or charges incurred for repairing damage done to the property. If the landlord deducts any amounts...
Winning tenancy cases for unpaid rent or other causes for eviction can be extremely tough – especially when the landlord is unprepared to come up with the actual proof needed to win a contested trial. Tenants often are also willing to accept consent judgments for their...