Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

Lying on application

If I find a tenant has lied on their application by denying they have never committed a crime or giving a false SSN, etc. are thes grounds for eviction.

Thank You so much


Asked on 2/25/09, 5:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bruce Gudin Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin & Plaza Esqs.

Re: Lying on application

It depends on how long they have been in possession. If tenant has been there a while, it will be difficult. If it is a short duration tenancy, the only way to do it, in my opinion, would be to file a lawsuit to void the lease contract based upon fraud in the inducement.

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Answered on 2/26/09, 9:06 am


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