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CDC Issues Guidance Apartment Industry Concerns Heard
CDC Issue Guidance Apartment Industry Concerns Heard By Griffin Alexander The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ) document as informal guidance to supplement its Order to temporarily halt residential evictions. The CDC Order, as...
Let’s Get Real -When Dealing With Leases
Let's Get Real-When Dealing With LeasesBy Mahlon L. Fast, J.S.C., Ret After 60 years in the profession, and striving towards my “semi-retirement,” I’m going to “let it all out.” And, after 60 years, you might well think that I’ve become “hardened” in my ways. In a sense, that’s true - my ways have...
Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program (SLEG) Announced
Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program (SLEG) AnnouncedDuring a press conference earlier today, Governor Murphy announced the Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program (SLEG) to assist small rental property owners (3-10 unit properties) and their tenants during the COVID-19 emergency. The POA has...
FRKB& G Presents Supreme Court Issues Order Lifting Indefinite Suspension of Landlord/Tenant Trials in Very Limited Circumstances
FRKB&G Supreme Court Issues Order Lifting Indefinite Suspension of L/T Trials in Very Limited CircumstancesSince Governor Murphy declared a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency, Courts hearing landlord/tenant cases came to a halt. Courthouses were closed and landlord/tenant trial...
Is It Wear & Tear Or Damage
Is It Wear & Tear Or Property Damage? Let’s be honest, in a perfect world we would love to have a tenant vacate your property and leave it showroom ready but that is not the normal scenario. People are living in your investments. They are using the sink, walking on the carpets, hanging...
What Residential Landlords and Tenants Should Know About Breaking a Lease during the Covid-19 Pandemic
What Residential Landlords and Tenants Should Know About Breaking a Lease during the Covid-19 PandemicBy Josean Otero, Esq. Many tenants are facing immense emotional and financial pressure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are considering breaking their lease. Although there is a moratorium...
COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP)
COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP)As a part of the Murphy Administration’s response to assist New Jersey residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Oliver announced the COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP). The $100...
A Landlord Has A Duty To Protect Tenants From The Foreseeable Criminal Acts Of Third Parties
A Landlord Has A Duty To Protect Tenants From The Foreseeable Criminal Acts Of Third PartiesBy Jonathan R. Mehl, Esq. The question at times arises as to when a Landlord’s faces a responsibility for the criminal acts of third parties. This issue was again ruled on by the Appellate Division of the...
Apartment Chaos, Clutter, and Catastrophe-Whose Problem?
Apartment Chaos, Clutter, and Catastrophe-Whose Problem? By Mahlon L. Fast, J.S.C., Ret. I learned throughout my law school career that cases are based on discreet sets of facts, that an apparently minor fact could distinguish one case from another, or as the old saying went, “how many fairies can...
Evictions Are Unpleasant; What Happens After Can Be Worse
Evictions Are Unpleasant; What Happens After Can Be WorseBy Charles Isaacs, Esq. Imagine this as a Landlord; you are successful at trial in an eviction action, and a tenant is ordered by the court to vacate the premises. You leave the courthouse with your Judgment of Possession in hand, file your...