Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey
Tenant-Landlord situation
We have rented from our landlord for 10 months now and never once has he given us any proof he put our deposit in a seperate account. With 2 months left on our lease we are worried he is not going to give it back to us, we found out that since he never gave us proof that he set anything up, we can send him a certified letter letting him know that we would like our deposit to be used to cover our remaining rent. According to New Jersey State Law this seems legit. We are worried about being taken to court and having a tenant v. landlord court dispute on our permanent record. What would you recommend in this situation? We are just worried about paying our final 2 months rent then being left out in the cold when it is time to collect our deposit.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Tenant-Landlord situation
the statue was designed for people in exactly your situation.
You must comply with the statute in order to be able to do what it allows.
If you want a lawyer's help, let me know. I would charge a fee for the consultation, and drawing up that letter. It seems, however, that you have a decent handle on this.
Let me know if I can help.
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