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Keep up to date on laws governing HOAs, condominium associations, landlord-tenant matters, and rental policies in New York and New Jersey. Griffin Alexander PC provides representation in a myriad of practice areas, including landlord-tenant law.
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1M ago
On February 23, 2024, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division issued an unpublished opinion reversing several New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) regulations, commonly referred to as the NJ Radburn Law. The opinion can be found on the Court’s website at ..read more
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3M ago
On Monday, January 8, 2024, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, signed S.2760 / A.4384. This law, which has been approved as P.L.2023, c.214, was motivated by the building collapse in Surfside, Florida in 2021. This new law provides new and additional procedures for inspecting, evaluating, and maintaining the structural integrity of certain residential housing structures ..read more
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4M ago
Currently, New Jersey state law prohibits some landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; landlords must provide receipts for cash payments. Under the current statute, a landlord is ..read more
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6M ago
On October 2, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued final orders that it will not consider petitioners constitutional challenge to New York’s amended rent-stabilization law. Cmty. Hous. Improvement Program v. City of N.Y., No. 22-1095, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 3080, 2023 WL 6379013 (Oct. 2, 2023 ..read more
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11M ago
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11M ago
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Griffin Alexander PC
2y ago
As you may recall on June 18, 2021, the New Jersey’s Governor Murphy signed the Fair Chance in Housing Act (the “FCHA”) into law. You can read a summary of the law . The law, among other things, overhauls the apartment application process and restricts a landlord’s ability to consider certain aspects of an applicant’s criminal history ..read more
Griffin Alexander PC
2y ago
On November 8, 2021, Governor Murphy signed S. 1148/A. 1211 (2021). The bill is short, but consequential. All New Jersey landlords—both big and small—will be affected by this new statute, which requires the publication of certain information online, in leases, and in common areas of apartment buildings ..read more
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2y ago
On June 30, 2021, New Jersey’s Legislature passed S. 2861/A. 5390 (2021), which was signed into law by Governor Murphy on November 8, 2021. It has since been approved as P.L.2021, c.274, and will be codified as N.J.S.A. § 46:15-15 to 18. which requires that any deed filed after January 1, 2022, must not contain any language that violates Sections 4 or 11 of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”). Community Associations will have to review their current Governing Documents to ensure compliance and will have to amend them if necessary ..read more
Griffin Alexander PC
2y ago
On December 20, 2021, New Jersey’s Legislature passed S. 4112/A. 5549 (2021); and, on January 10, 2022, Governor Murphy signed the bill into law. The law, while short, is immensely helpful to Community Associations throughout the state, many of which have adapted to the new remote meeting procedures previously permitted during the COVID-19 State of Emergency ..read more