Our office previously reported on New Jersey’s Safe Housing Act, a 2008 statute that allows victims of domestic violence to terminate their residential leases on 30 days notice to the landlord. Since the time we published that article, we received an overwhelming amount of comments, and the general consensus has…
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy brought storm surges in excess of 9 feet. This was bad news for Ocean County, in which 29 of 33 municipalities border the ocean. Our office previously reported on statutory relief available to owners of properties that sustained damage during the hurricane. While the…
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…
Throughout the year, this office has published a series of articles about real estate tax assessments. We have discussed how assessments are calculated, and how assessments can be appealed when they are too high. We have also discussed the fact that most real estate assessments in New Jersey do not…
Nearly every resident in the State of New Jersey has been affected by Hurricane Sandy. In little more than 24 hours between the dates of October 29 and October 30, New Jersey residents experienced massive flooding and storm related damage from the hurricane. In the aftermath of Sandy and the…
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…
We are frequently asked questions regarding the necessity of the appraiser at the tax appeal hearing. For owners of more moderately priced properties, the decision is not an easy one to make. Very often, taxpayers conclude that the cost of an appraisal may exceed the savings that will be derived…
We are frequently asked questions from clients regarding the Tax Appeal filing deadline. Generally, the filing deadline for all real estate tax appeals is April 1, although the deadline is routinely extended by a month in during revaluation years. In one such matter, our firm successfully argued to the Tax…