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New Jersey Statute Requires Emergency Contact and Tenant Assistance Information in Leases, in Common Areas, and Online
New Jersey Statute Requires Emergency Contact and Tenant Assistance Information in Leases, in Common Areas, and OnlineOn November 8, 2021, Governor Murphy signed S. 1148/A. 1211 (2021). The bill is short, but consequential. All New Jersey landlords—both big and small—will be affected by this new...
Lead Safe Certification – NJ NEWEST Lead Paint law
Lead Safe Certification - NJ NEWEST Lead Paint lawIf you think Lead paint in rentals is not a concern, THINK AGAIN! NJ’s NEWEST lead-based paint law goes into effect in July of 2022 and directly targets ALL pre-1978 rental properties. This new law is being referred to as, New Jersey’s Lead...
Fair Chance in Housing Act Information
Fair Chance in Housing Act InformationInitial Application or Advertisement: New Jersey’s FCHA limits a housing provider’s (see below) ability to consider a person’s criminal history in deciding whether to extend an offer or whether to rent a home after extending an offer. With some exceptions, the...
POA Chooses Holiday Charity Partners
POA Chooses Holiday Charity PartnersThis year we will be foregoing our normal holiday networking event with the hope that you will donate to our chosen charity The Community Food Bank of NJ. Although we normally get together and collect toys we thought with all the food insecurity we would do...
DCA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Application Period Closes on December 15, 2021
DCA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Application Period Closes on December 15, 2021The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced that the second Phase of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and Eviction Protection Program application period will...
Eviction Moratorium Update
Eviction Moratorium UpdateOn August 5, 2021, New Jersey’s Governor signed NJ S.B. 3691/A.B. 5685 (2021), which will officially end New Jersey’s Eviction Moratorium in waves based on income level beginning August 31, 2021. After August 31, 2021, landlords may evict those tenants whose households...
Casualty Losses and Their Tax Deductibility
Casualty Losses and Their Tax DeductibilityAmidst climate changes and other natural disasters from coast to coast, suffering damages to personal property is unfortunately something that is becoming more and more prevalent. However, one of the few things that makes the bad a little more tolerable...
Update on Warrants of Removal/Reissuance of Expired Warrants
Update on Warrants of Removal/Reissuance of Expired WarrantsNOTICE TO THE BARLANDLORD TENANT-RELAXATION OF RULE 6:7-l(d) ("WARRANT OF REMOVAL,ISSUANCE, EXECUTION"); REISSUANCE OF EXPIRED WARRANTSThe moratorium on evictions pursuant to Executive Order 106 prohibited theexecution of warrants of...
Update on Reissuance of Expired Warrants of Removal
Update on Reissuance of Expired Warrants of RemovalSUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEYIT IS ORDERED, pursuant to N.J. Const., Art. VI, sec. 2, par. 3, thateffective immediately, the provisions of Rule 6:7-l(d) ("Warrant of Removal;Issuance, Execution") of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of...
NJ’s Eviction Prevention Program
NJ's Eviction Prevention Program New Jersey’s Eviction Prevention Program will pay up to two years of rent arrears and future rent, as well as utility assistance, for low-, moderate-, and middle-income households that have experienced an economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...