One issue that keeps presenting itself lately is the condition of the property at the closing. In the majority of residential transactions, the subject property is supposed to be left in broom clean condition, subject to reasonable wear and tear at the time of closing. There are times of-course where the property is being left… Read more »
Posts By: Andrew Roth
3 Good Reasons To Make A Payment Plan In Landlord Tenant Court
By, Robyn Latman, Esq. 3 Good Reasons To Make A Payment Plan In Landlord Tenant Court It happens all the time. In fact, it happens in most of the eviction cases that are filed in New Jersey. You filed an eviction case for non-payment of rent. The case would be dismissed upon full payment of… Read more »
Advocate vs. Adversary
One of the brightest legal minds that I ever had the pleasure of working for gave me some strong advice that I have carried with me throughout my career. He said, “Andrew, you need to advocate your client’s position, but you do not need to be adversarial about it”. I have carried this advice with… Read more »
Thank you for your support
On behalf of our law firm we would like to thank those of you who have made last year one of our most successful years to date. Such thanks is not only warranted to our clients (who biasedly we appreciate the most), but also to those who are on the opposite side of the transaction… Read more »
Separate Receipts, Separate Problems
By, Robyn Latman, Esq. Could providing each co-tenant with a separate receipt for a portion of the rent become a problem for a Landlord? Recently, I had an interesting conversation with a new Landlord. She and her husband had just purchased a two-family home in New Jersey. Both units were occupied at closing. “My tenant asked… Read more »
A Tenant And An Expired Lease. So What?
By, Robyn Latman, Esq. Do you cringe when you hear that a tenant’s lease has expired, and the Landlord isn’t doing anything about it? What’s the deal with those expired leases anyway? In New Jersey, a tenant can remain as a month to month tenant from the date that her written lease expired until the date… Read more »
My Tenant Wants Repairs, But He Hasn’t Paid His Rent
By Robyn Latman, Esq. Your tenant owes you rent for several months, so why does he expect you to make repairs? While most Landlords prefer to maintain their investments in a state of repair, it may be the case with some Landlords that they prefer to first make repairs for the tenants who pay the… Read more »
Short-sale Auctions
The Short Sale Process in NJ Has Changed Over the past several years the short-sale process has changed; sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. These changes generally (i) involved the short-sale seller, short-sale lienholder, and the short-sale contractual purchaser and (ii) pertained to documents that needed to be provided by the short-sale… Read more »
Failure to Extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and its effect on Short-Sales
As written before on this blog, one of the prime benefits of a person selling his/her home via short-sale, as opposed to letting his/her home be sold via sheriff’s sale, is that more often than not the outstanding balance owed to the primary mortgage holder after the short-sale has taken place would be forgiven. Of… Read more »
Underground Storage (Fuel) Tanks
One of the biggest concerns purchasers of real estate in New Jersey have (from both a residential and commercial perspective) are environmental issues. Part of this stems from health concerns, and part of it stems from remediation costs concerns. While the potential environmental issues that can occur are vast, for purposes of this blog we… Read more »
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