Camden County Landlord-Tenant Dispute Lawyers
Issues involving residential real estate and rental properties can be very complex, making the help of an experienced attorney crucial to ensure your rights are protected. At Mullen and Reagan in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, we represent buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in a wide variety of real estate law and landlord-tenant law matters.
To talk to a proven attorney about your legal matter, call us today at 856-874-8146 or toll free at 877-740-9131.
Residential Real Estate Representation
Our firm offers legal representation to buyers and sellers of residential real estate on a flat fee basis. We skillfully handle a whole host of issues, including:
- Contract drafting and review
- Guidance through the home inspection and closing period
- Title reviews
- Title disputes
- Real estate litigation
- Boundary disputes
- Ownership disputes
- Partition actions
- Attorney review cancellation letters
From the initial preparation and/or review of contracts, such as a "for sale by owner" contract, through the closing, we will be there with you every step of the way making sure you understand your rights and responsibilities.
Having litigated many real estate matters to judgment, we have developed a keen insight into the common problems that arise during the contract process and prior to settlement. This has enabled us to appropriately anticipate problems before they arise, and to ensure that appropriate contract language is set forth in the contract or that the contract is followed precisely during the process.
We are experienced in evaluating contracts during the Attorney Review Period and in drafting contract addendums where appropriate. We seek to make sure that issues or concerns of the clients or issues that may arise regarding title, or boundary claims are effectively resolved.
As most real estate purchases are some of the biggest investments and purchases people make, having experienced legal counsel assist is an effective way to protect that investment or purchase.
Landlord-tenant Representation
We represent both landlords and tenants of apartments, condos and other rental properties on either an hourly or reasonable flat-fee basis, providing advocacy and guidance on a variety of issues such as:
- Eviction
- Warrant for removal
- Judgment for possession
- Habitability issues
- Rent increases
- Early lease termination
- Nonpayment of rent
- Willful destruction of the premises
For example, if the rent has not been paid in months, we can help a landlord examine his or her lease and determine the proper course of action for seeking an eviction. When these issues are not handled properly, the consequences can be very serious for landlords, making it important to have a seasoned attorney handling your case.
Also, as we have litigated matter thoroughly in the landlord tenant courts, we recognize many of the pitfalls that many first time or part-time landlords are not aware of. In New Jersey, a residential lease is for all intents and purposes a lease in perpetuity. What this means is that when a landlord leases residential property to someone, the landlord must continue to offer a renewal lease year after year, unless very specific actions are taken and notice to the tenant is provided. Moreover, there are a myriad of rules and regulations placed upon landlord's which must be met before a case is even ready to proceed to eviction. Having the experience and knowledge in this very specialized area of the law enables our firm to uniquely understand your specific issues and challenges and how to effectively represent your rights in court or in drafting appropriate leases, tenant notices and the like.
On the tenant side, we represent clients involving equally challenging and unique issues arising in landlord-tenant law. For instance, we advise tenants of their right to withhold rent in situations where they are not receiving the full value of their rent due to habitability issues. A common example would be a tenant paying $1,000 per month only to find out one of the bedrooms has no heat. This is called a habitability issue which allows the court to decide whether a defect in the premises affects the habitability of the premises and whether rent should be reduced in some way until the problem is fixed. Sometimes, a landlord may seek to simply change the locks and block the tenant from entering the leased premises. We have filed immediate injunctions and have obtained immediate orders to force the landlord to allow the tenant to re-occupy the premises. In other instances, tenants have sought to end or terminate their lease early. We are able to effectively review your lease documents, along with any pertinent facts to determine whether you may have a viable basis to terminate your lease early. We also handle security deposit cases involving any improper withholding of security deposits at the end of a lease term.
Many of these matters can be handled with reasonable flat fees by drafting a concise notice to the landlord pointing to the specific statute from the "Good Cause for Eviction Statute covering residential tenancies.
We can aggressively pursue the rights of tenants in these cases as well as defend landlords against frivolous charges of inhabitability.
Contact a Cherry Hill Real Estate Law Attorney
For the personal service you deserve and efficient, cost-effective representation, you can rely on our dedicated attorneys. Contact our firm today to learn more about how we can help you put an end to your residential real estate or landlord-tenant law issues.
