If you were not on a lease, you only needed to provide 30 days notice and you could have found a better place.
If you were on a lease, you could have gone through the housing authority to make the landlord fix the problems or remove you from the lease.
The landlord is never responsible for your personal property. You are. That is what renters insurance is for.
Her son is not the landlord, she is. If she did not agree to the reduction in rent, you are required to pay the full rent. She can do whatever she wants with her income - she can spend it on supporting her seven children or gambling it away in Atlantic City. It's none of your business.
She is not evicting you. Evicting you means she is goes to court and has a court order.
She is ending your tenancy. She is not required to rent to you forever, even if you have paid your rent. Just like you are not required to rent from her forever.
Now put your big girl panties on, became a responsible parent, and move so your toddler can grow up in a healthier environment. I can't even fathom why you are still there or why you are upset she no longer wants to rent to you.
1. Your LL's son is *not* your LL. If she did not agree to the reduced rent, you have to pay the full rent.
2. If you are on a month to month rental agreement, either you or the LL can end the agreement with 30 days written notice. No reason is needed.
3. If you are on a month to month rental agreement and your LL gave you 30 days notice to vacate, understand that you are NOT being evicted. An eviction is a court-ordered action.
4. If you are in the middle of a long term lease, the LL has to go through the courts to evict you. She cannot end the lease with just 30 days notice. She can, however, give you proper notice prior to the end of your lease.
5. Your rent is the LL's income. It is none of your business how she spends her income.
6. The LL is never responsible for your belongings. That's what renter's insurance is for.
7. Emails and text messages are not considered written notice and do not hold up in court. Send all of your maintenance requests in writing (IOW, write a real letter and mail it to her.)
If you do not pay the ENTIRE rent, when it is owed, you could be immediately served with a court summons and complaint for eviction, under NJ laws. They do not have to give you "30 days" notice for that type of eviction, although they would if you were in "violation" of other rules, and perhaps even more.
You could, in fact, file a personal property damage claim against a negligent landlord or property manager who could have avoided the roof leak. Whether you have renter's insurance doesn't affect the liability of the landlord for their own negligence.
The landlord is not responsible for any damage to any personal belongings.
The son is NOT the landlord & has no authority to make any agreements with you. Unless the actual landlord also agreed to this in writing that agreement is null.
If you do not have as current lease then she has every right to give you 30 days notice at any time & does not have to give you a reason.
Unless her son is part owner of the property or has a Power of Attorney, he cannot reduce the amount of rent. You have to pay or face the consequences. She has no obligation to pay for a new mattress, that's what renters insurance is for.
Sure she can. One can be evicted for any reason.
As well as the mattress is not likely landlord's problem. Personal belongings should be covered under your rental insurance.
They are not responsible for your belongings. Your renter's policy covers your stuff.
You made a deal to reduce rent with someone who isn't your LL.
If you have no lease, she can give you 30 day notice at any time for no reason at all, regardless of your rent being paid or anything else.
nope.....but you are not being evict...your tenancy has ended...gave you proper legal notice to move.....how does rain water ruin a mattress...were you smart enough to get a plastic pad for ten bucks to protect a new mattress
I am a NJ resident and have been living in my current home for about 4 years. I pay 1250 for rent a month. I've had issues over a year with repairs that they have failed to do. I have pictures and prove of text messages sent and received. In July there was a huge leak through the roof damaging a few things in the room including the mattress. She did not want to pay anything for the damages knowing the roof needed to be fixed months and months ago. She said she had 7 kids to maintain, yet i have a toddler which lived in bad conditions because they failed to fix up necessary things for more than a year. Her son and I came to an agreement of in the months of November and December to reduce 250 off the rent which would equal 500 for a new mattress. I did it for the month of November and now when I did it for the month of December she said she is not receiving anything but the total amount of the rent money. She said if I failed to comply she didn't care and was going to give me a 30 days notice to remove me. Can she do that even though I've always paid my rent?
