New Jersey landlord–tenant disputes
Possession, payment, and procedure move quickly.
The firm considers matters for both landlords and tenants involving New Jersey residential and commercial leases, possession, rent, habitability, security deposits, defaults, and alleged lease violations.
Issues the firm evaluates
- Nonpayment of rent and alleged defaults
- Notices to cease, notices to quit, and lease violations
- Habitability and repair disputes
- Security-deposit claims
- Commercial lease enforcement and defense
- Illegal lockout, possession, and warrant-of-removal issues
New Jersey context
New Jersey’s Special Civil Part process
Landlord–tenant possession actions generally proceed in the Landlord/Tenant Section of the Superior Court’s Special Civil Part. For many residential tenancies, New Jersey’s Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq., requires statutory good cause. A landlord cannot perform a self-help eviction: a judgment for possession and warrant of removal are part of the court process, and only an authorized Special Civil Part officer may carry out an eviction.
Illustrative matter—not a past result
A practical example
A residential landlord alleges repeated lease violations; the tenant disputes both the conduct and the notice. The first review examines the tenancy, the precise ground asserted, service and contents of required notices, rent records, communications, witnesses, and the scheduled court date.
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