Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

Re: Civil Suit - Back Rent

If you are being sued for back rent you will receive a complaint seeking same and a summons advising you how long you have to file a reponsive writing with the Court relating to the

complaint. If no answer is filed within the required time period a default judgment will be entered against you and then the landlord's lawyer will seek to collect on the judgment by taking something of value which you own.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

Re: Civil Suit - Back Rent

To Mr. Moore's answer, I add that the eviction proceeding did not resolve the issue of back rent and the landlord is entitled to sue you again to get that. As you have been told, if you do not answer the summons, the landlord wins automatically. If you dispute the charges or any part of them, you should answer the complaint or have a lawyer do that for you. If you don't say anything, the landlord will win the suit and can garnish your wages or ask the sheriff or a court officer to seize and sell your property to pay the judgment.

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