Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

We have still not received our security deposit promised to be re-issued to us from our former residence, due to charging us for the the wrong apartment's repairs. We moved out a year ago; and now we have to move again in March (and need this money to do so). The management of this former residence is avoiding our phone calls and messages. Help! What can we do?
Thank you,
Lauren

Asked on 1/22/13, 12:38 pm

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Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

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You can file suit for failure to return your security deposit.

You can claim double the amount plus court costs and lawyers' fees.

N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 states: In any action by a tenant, licensee, executor, administrator or surviving spouse, or other person acting on behalf of a tenant, licensee, executor, administrator or surviving spouse, for the return of moneys due under this section, the court upon finding for the tenant, licensee, executor, administrator or surviving spouse shall award recovery of double the amount of said moneys, together with full costs of any action and, in the court's discretion, reasonable attorney's fees.

This is not all that easy, so you may want to have a lawyer help you.

Answered on 1/22/13, 12:42 pm

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