Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

Re: Rental of apartment in New Jersey - What Information can LL require of tenant?

I shall assume that the rental property is in NJ as you stated. Generally, a tenant in NJ has the absolute right to renew a lease regardless of whether the landlord "offers" to renew the lease. If the parties do not enter into a new written lease, then the tenancy automatically converts to a month to month tenancy, with the tenant having the right to renew each month. In other respects, the new month to month tenancy is governed by the provisions of the prior written lease. The landlord may raise the rent by a "reasonable" amount (each month or year as the case may be). Does the lease provide that you will provide all of this information to the landlord? If so, failure to provide it might be a violation of the lease and therefore grounds for eviction, unless a court finds this provision to be unenforceable as against public policy. If the lease does not state that you will provide this information, then you are not obligated to provide it and failure to provide it would not be appropriate grounds for eviction. I suggest that you have an attorney carefully review your lease. You may call me if you would like.

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