For the past several years, our office has been reporting on various topics relating to the New Jersey Eviction process. The topics have included habitability hearings, Section 8 subsidies, rent increases, and notices to tenants. Absent from these discussions has been an explanation as to how the New Jersey eviction…
The Law Office of Michael D. Mirne, through its continued affiliation with Sterling Education Services is proud to announce that we will once again be presenting a Seminar on the exciting subject of Landlord Tenant Law. This year’s seminar, which is the ninth annual program, will be conducted on March…
For the past several years, our office has been reporting on various aspects of New Jersey Landlord Tenant Law. We have noted that the New Jersey eviction process is a generally fast and simple procedure that allows landlords to evict tenants in as little as four to six weeks. There…
Our office previously reported on techniques that landlords sometimes employ to combat the onerous restrictions imposed by New Jersey’s concept of the “life tenant.” However, during the past several months since we wrote that article, we are still receiving an alarming number of questions from landlords about their ability to…
The prohibition against double jeopardy, which precludes a person from being tried twice for the same crime, has an equivalent in the civil courts. The concept of Res Judicata stands for the principle that a person cannot be sued twice for the same dispute. However, similar to the prohibition against…
According to a recent report in Newark’s Star Ledger, the average rent for a New Jersey 2- bedroom apartment is $1302 per month.* However, for thousands of landlords who are not being paid their rent on time, the statistic translates to more than $40 per day of lost rental income.…
In 1996, in an effort to solve an epidemic of rampant drug use in publicly assisted housing, President Clinton announced a “one strike and you’re out” initiative for Section 8 and public housing projects. The new guidelines included more comprehensive screening and stricter eviction policies relating to drug use and…
In the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, when landlords have historically encountered the most difficulty finding tenants to fill their vacancies, the issue of rent loss is once again in the forefront of our discussion on maximizing revenues for all the landlords we represent. In 2007, we saw…
The recent downturn in the economy has substantially impacted the business of residential rentals. As tenants continue to struggle to pay their rents on time, they also continue to incur late fees, thus further depleting their limited resources. The question then becomes whether late fees are allowed, and if so,…
Our firm previously reported on the importance of obtaining a Landlord Registration Statement. This time, we are going to discuss the Certificate of Occupancy. Unlike the Landlord Registration Statement, a Certificate of Occupancy is not a requirement for evicting a tenant in New Jersey. The lack of a Certificate of…