Home Inspection Companies Can Be Sued Under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act
Home inspectors have not historically been recognized as “learned professionals”, as that term is defined under the law. The Consumer Fraud Act applies to …
The Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants in Commercial Leases
Restrictive covenants prohibiting competition by tenants in a shopping center can be enforced in New Jersey. This article discusses when and when not a …
After You Kick Out Your Tenant, Be Careful Before You Kick Out Their Junk
Recently, a trial judge determined that an evicted tenant was obligated to pay to plaintiff, the landlord, $2,509.79 for the costs incurred to remove …
Can a Zoning Board Make Owner Occupancy a Condition of Granting a Use Variance?
Zoning boards in NJ grant use variances. Generally, a condition of variance approval cannot include a requirement for owner occupancy of a personal residence. …
What’s the Next Step for Landlords and Evictions Restricted by the CARES Act?
You may have heard that, as part of the Federal CARES Act, Congress imposed a moratorium on certain tenancy filings. This moratorium only applies …
Can a Board of Adjustment Grant a Variance for a Self-Created Violation of a Municipal Zoning Ordinance?
A variance application before a zoning board based on a property owners self-created mistake or hardship requires special proof and evidence. Zoning Boards of …
Objections to a Zoning Board Application Are Not Entitled to an Award of Legal Fees and Costs
In a land use and Zoning Board hearing, applicants often amend, withdraw and resubmit applications to address concerns raised by neighbors, board members and …
Wait Too Long and You Lose Your Right to Appeal an Adverse Decision by a Zoning Board of Adjustment
New Jersey Law allows a limited period of time to Appeal an adverse decision by a governmental entity. If you fail to file an …
Is There a Lease? Part 2
In our last blog, I discussed the curious case of Nicole, a single mother of 6 who occupies a house foreclosed upon and now …
Is There a Lease? Part 1
It is no secret that residential tenants of a property being foreclosed upon are subject to the protections of the Anti-Eviction Act, which mandates …
Adjusting the Homestead Refund Check After Closing: How to Do It
A client called our office after the sale of his home. Middletown Township apparently deducted the homestead rebate paid by the seller from the …
No Drugs on This Property
I read an interesting post recently involving drugs and the sale of an ordinary single-family home. The Buyer’s title company had a very, very …
A Municipal Zoning Ordinance Cannot Regulate Who Can Live in a Home
A local zoning ordinance can lawfully regulate uses and buildings in a municipality An ordinance cannot regulate the persons eligible to live in the …
Can Construction Permit Fees Relating to Handicapped Improvements Be Waived by a Municipality?
Handicapped persons have certain protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws unavailable to the non-disabled One protection is an exemption from …
Understanding the Law of Tenancy by the Entirety When a Marital Home is Owned by a Husband and Wife
Recently, our associate prepared a memo about executing a creditor’s judgment upon a tenancy by the entirety. As a result, I read a few …
Commercial Leases: Does it Matter if You Fail to Give Notice of Intent to Renew Your Lease?
A common provision in commercial leases is an option requiring the tenant to notify the landlord of their intention to renew the lease or …
New Jersey Tax Laws Strike Again: New Jersey Just Added Another Tax – This Time It’s a Tax on Short-Term Rentals
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County NJ Real Estate Law Firm If you engage in …
The New Jersey Uniform Construction Code And The Neighbor From Hell
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Real Estate Attorney There is a section of the …
Understanding the Difference Between Owning A Home as “Tenants in Common” and Owning A Home as “Tenants by the Entirety”
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Real Estate Attorney Often times I review real estate deeds for …
I must say thank you again!
After utilizing your office for yet another hurdle in my life – I must say thank you again! Bonnie and her staff once again …
Growing Your Business: How Reusing Architectural Plans Can Set You Up for Real Trouble
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Real Estate Attorney When you hire an architect to …
Determining the Fair Market Value Credit for Property Sold at a Sheriff’s Sale
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Foreclosure and Real Estate Attorney In a previous blog, I discussed …
Enforcing a Construction Lien: Putting Someone on Notice
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Construction Lien Law Attorney When you file a construction lien upon …
Does A Real Estate Deed Need to Disclose The Husband and Wife Owners as Married?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Real Estate and Estate Planning Attorney Recently clients had me review …
What is the Tax Effect of Transferring Personally Owned Real Estate to a Revocable Trust?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Trust and Real Estate Attorney As I give you the answer …
Does the New Jersey Real Estate Transfer Fee Apply to a Transfer of Real Estate to a Revocable Trust?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Trust Attorney A widow with no children, created a revocable trust …
Mortgages and Medicaid Liens: Which Is Paid First? Part 2: Priority of Claims Paid
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney In our last blog entry, I discussed with you …
Mortgages and Medicaid Liens: Which Is Paid First? Part 1: The Medicaid Lien
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney A client came to see me seeking to move …
Seller Has No Duty to Warn Homebuyer about a Crazy Neighbor
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Real Estate Law Firm Developers and homeowners in New Jersey now …
Counsel Fees in Foreclosure Cases- Getting Around the Imposed Limit
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Real Estate Foreclosure Attorney In one of my earlier blogs, I …