Can a landlord move my things without my consent?
Not while you are living there and paying rent, but if you are not paying rent and are in default, then per your lease or laws and ways or your local jurisdiction, at some point the place is back in the Landlord’s possession. If your stuff is still there it will either be moved and stored for a while, thrown out, or become the Landlord’s property.You might not be actively consenting to this at the time, but in fact you did consent to this when you signed the lease in this town and then chose not to pay rent or remove your belongings.(And if the first part of the first sentence above applies to you then the rest of this is not actually for you, just for tenants in general.)
I am a tenant in an apartment building that is literally falling apart and i can't afford to move right now.
my question is: in the city of Newark, NJ where do i go to report negligence on the part of my landlord? i have been without hot water for over 5 days now, my basement is flooded with water, and there isn't even any electricity in the entire building!who do i report this to?my landlord lives out of town & he can't come into town to do something about the problems that we as tenants have to face on a daily basis, but has the audacity to forward his new post office box address to us so that we can send him his rent on time! is it legal for me to refrain from paying him his rent until he decides to take action and at the very least provide us with the basic survival essential such as hot water? please, someone out there with knowledge of landlord/tenant laws respond soon...help!!
What can a landlord do if a tenant refuses to leave after an eviction notice?
That depends on what you mean by “eviction notice.”An eviction notice is issued by a court after a legal process in which the landlord has been awarded possession of the premises.The eviction process is handled by a court and, if necessary, by local law enforcement pursuant to a court order. If the tenant refuses to leave after the eviction notice has been served then he or she will be forcibly removed from the premises. There is nothing the landlord needs to do.A landlord cannot issue an eviction notice because only a court has the power to evict someone from their home.But a landlord can issue a “termination notice” or a “notice to vacate” or similar notices to the tenant pursuant to the terms of the lease. If such notices have been properly issued and served, and the tenant refuses to leave, then the landlord must file a dispossession action in the local civil court which, after due process, will result in the court issuing an “eviction notice” as described above.
Wrightstown, NJ sewer bill?
You should call the water company or city Water Department if this utility is the responsibility of the city. Most would offer a pamphlet, that would explain how they convert the amount of water you use into dollars so you are able to pay this utility. Some cities might have a contract with another city or county that would provide your city with water and sewer service. I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck. "FIGHT ON"
Landlord-Tenant Law: Is it legal anywhere in America to require automated payments (ACH) for housing?
With all due respect to Peter Stanwyck, he is wrong when discussing consumer ACH. It is disallowed in Federal law, specifically 12 CFR 205/1205 implemented by Regulation E and further by the NACHA Rules. Consumers cannot be required to use only ACH as a payment mechanism. At least one other valid mechanism must be explicitly stated: cash, check, money order, whatever. It is against Federal law to require a consumer to be forced to pay via ACH. However, corporate transactions are governed by UCC4a, and although best practices do not allow it, the law doesn't restrict it.
What is the Standard Annual Rent Increase in New Jersey?
There is no "standard annual rent increase" for the State of New Jersey. If you are in a unit in New Jersey that is covered under a rent control law, many cities and towns in New Jersey use the CPI percentage for rent increases. Other townships have percentage caps for rents. There are also things like capital improvement increases, water and sewer surchages, etc that some towns (Hoboken for instance) allow an owner to add onto their rent registration for new rent determinations. If your unit is rent controlled, call your local rent leveling board and ask what the procedure is. If you unit is not rent controlled, rent increases in New Jersey are limited to what is "conscionable" and to one increase a year. Conscionable varies from county to county. If you have an average south jersey apartment and your rent was $500, and your landlord raised it to $3,000, that would be considered unconscionable and a Judge would not allow it. If your rent was $500 and had not been raised in a while and market rent in your area for what you have is $650, a Judge would probably allow it. If you live in north jersey and your rent was $1,200, a Judge would probably allow an increase to $2,000 depending on what type of unit you have. Be aware that the only way to challenge a rent increase in New Jersey in an apartment that is not covered under rent control is to NOT pay the increase and wait until you are taken to court for non-payment in order for a Judge to make a determination. There is no way to challenge it once you have paid it. Once paid, it is considered agreed and accepted by the tenant and cannot be challenged.
How do you sue someone in small claims court in NJ for auto repair services not performed? Just want my money back - Im in Ocean County
The small claims answer is pretty much the same everywhere.you go to the local town hall in the local district where the auto service company is and you get a small claims form…It will have a few questions about the dollar value…and possible date of infraction…and the amount you need to pay….you’ll likely need to get it notarized and then you’ll hand it back to the court clerk.you’ll likely need to serve the defendant with a proof of service after you served them with the complaint…sometimes by registered mail..sometimes you need a service agency to serve them…OR you can walk in and hand the guy the lawsuit paperwork yourself…depending on what the local rules will allow.The court will then schedule a dateLikely before then the shop will just pay you the money…only crooks run away from lawsuits like this…even a crummy shop which is mostly legit will just pay the bill…better to pay you your $1000 than to have to go to court and lose…and have to pay anyway.Court date happens…you plead your case….you will need the shop’s bill and description of work….YOUR explanation of your expectations…a copy of your proof of payment…like a bank statement and a credit card bill….any witnesses you might have…AND a bill from the shop which did the work correctly…Given all of that you’ll win your case in about 2 minutes…judges are busy people (or at least they like going to lunch) and dont want to spend more than a few moments on a case if they dont have to.Assuming you win….you likely will get a check in a few days.If you dont get a check you can work with the sherriff to seize your assets…such as if your car is locked in their yard….AND/OR you can have a lien put on the business so it cant be sold…until it pays you. You can also get the judge to put a lien on their bank accounts and take the money….And its technically possible to get the money from the individual owner’s pay check…but that will have to do with what names are used on the original lawsuit…and whether the judge/courts thinks theyre separate.
I moved into an apartment last June with a one-year lease. A neighbor informed me the prior tenant was a suicide. I have heard strange noise?
You are not able to breach your lease agreement based on the fact that your wife think the house is haunted. If you breach your lease on these ground, there is normally a penalty for breaching the lease. Your wife had no problems prior to being informed of the death of a person in the rental unit. Now all of a sudden a ghost has appeared. If there were ghost in the rental unit he would have appeared without your wife knowing a person had died in the rental unit. You will h ave to come up with a better excuse than, now your wife has been informed there was a death in your rental unit she is now seeing a ghost. There might be a requirement to be notified that a death has occurred in a rental property, as there is in the purchase of a house.This requirement only exist if there is a murder in the house. A natural death is not a requirement to notify any potential tenant. I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck. "FIGHT ON"