Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

I am a landlord in NJ. Can I cancel a lease with tenants that I are constantly missing months and paying late? I can't afford to keep paying a lawyer to go to court for them to come up with the back money. Also, can I refuse to take owed money and just evict them?


Asked on 6/09/14, 2:30 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Bruce Gudin Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin & Plaza Esqs.

Yes, you can but you must comply with the notice requirements of NJSA 2A:18-61.2 and common law.

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Answered on 6/09/14, 2:35 pm
John Corbett Corbett Law Firm LLC

You can if you comply with all of the notice and other requirements of the NJ Anti-Eviction statute with which you should become thoroughly familiar if you intend to represent yourself. In this case, you must have given the tenants prior written notice that they are subject to eviction for habitual late payment of rent which might lead to their eviction. You must then give the tenant sufficient time to change that behavior. Lacking proper notice, the court will simply treat a complaint as one for non-payment that the tenant can cure.

Once or twice a year, I teach a course at Camden County College on Landlord/Tenant law. You might keep your eye out for it under the "Small Business Institute" heading.

See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm

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Answered on 6/09/14, 3:37 pm


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