Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Jersey

I live in a house which is divided into 2 separate apartments with 2 lease agreements. Despite the leases we have opted to treat the house as a house splitting all rents & utilities equally among the individuals in the house. Over christmas break a tennant residing on the 2nd fl turned off the heat on the 1st fl causing the heating pipes to burst resulting in approximately $2k of damage. After the incident the individual who turned the heat off claimed responsibility via writing, however now refusing to respond to any attempts to collect the money needed to pay the repair costs. Further, the tenants on the 2nd fl refuse to contribute to the financial burden of the damage, because they are not responsible according to the lease. yet on all other money issues over the past 18 months payments are divided equally among all tenants (for example according to the lease 1st floor rent is 1400 per month BUT the first floor pays 1800 i.e. $400 of the 2nd floor rent). Who is responsible for the damage?

Asked on 2/08/10, 5:28 pm

Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

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sounds like you are going to have to fight, and will need a lawyer.

give me a call, and let's see what I can do to get this person to pay up.

Answered on 2/14/10, 2:12 pm

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