When a tenant moves out of an apartment but leaves personal belongings behind, the landlord may not dispose of the property without giving the tenant an opportunity to return to the apartment and remove the belongings. This applies even if the tenant owes rent and even if the tenant was legally evicted by the court.

In New Jersey, a law called the Abandoned Tenant Property Statute requires landlords to give written notice to former tenants if the landlord wants to dispose of property left by the tenants after they have moved out. The notice must state that the landlord considers the property left behind abandoned.

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Attorneys will sometimes file accident lawsuits with a questionable basis, which often comes back to haunt them. A recent unreported Appellate Division decision is instructive.

A woman involved in an automobile collision had the lawsuit threshold (see https://www.middlesexcountyaccidentlawyer.com/what-is-the-lawsuit-threshold/).

She admitted that no part of her body struck the inside of the vehicle, that her parked vehicle was not moved by the impact, and that she told the responding officer that she was not injured and that she did not need an ambulance.The other driver testified that she did not feel any impact and that there was no damage to her car.

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(This according to the J. Geils Band song of the same name.) “And may lead to litigation…”

A recent unreported Appellate Division decision involved parties that were romantically involved.

The plaintiff purchased property and built a house. Prior to the closing, the parties executed an agreement in which plaintiff promised to deed the house into both of their names as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and that defendant would have no financial obligations for the home. The parties executed and recorded the deed before they began living in the house.

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Often, clients purchase property with intentions of building a house on a vacant lot, or converting a two family house into a three family house.  In New Jersey, that process is heavily regulated and controlled by municipal government.  If a property or structure does not meet the local zoning requirements, then the landowner must file an application for a variance from those requirements

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If you intend to file for bankruptcy, you might be concerned about the effect it might have on your employment. Can your employer find out about your Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy? Can you be fired because of the bankruptcy? And can a possible employer deny you a job because you filed for bankruptcy?

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