Feb. my check on 3rd was late, along w/ all of USA. I paid my rent and told them I couldn't pay late fee until the next month. They took my rent and then on the 18th of the month, they gave me a 30 day notice to move. I asked the manager if I paid the 75.00 late feee today could I stay and not move?, Her reply was " NO the owners just seem to want you out . But I have not had any kind of problems w/ them, at all. Now we have a new manager and all of a sudden I have to move,Why? and can I fight that ? I feel so discriminated against.
120368
If you have a month to mont lease they can do anything the want to sad but true
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New Jersey has very specific laws.  \n\nIf you are even one day late with the rent, the landlord can file for eviction based upon non-payment.  A grace period is the period before you are charged a late fee and has nothing to do with the day your rent is due.  If you rent is due on the 1st and they don't have it by midnite, they can file the summons & complaint at 9:00 am on the 2nd.  There is no "30 days" or whatever in New Jersey.  Filing for non-payment requires no prior notice unless your landlord put it in your lease that they would give you notice.\n\nIf you don't have a lease, your landlord cannot charge you late fees or legal fees. \n\nIf you live in a rent controlled unit, most towns have limits on the late fee that can be charged.  Other than that, the late fee is subject to a reasonableness test that varies from county to county.  Usually it runs around 10%.\n\nIf you do have a lease that lists late fees and attorney fees as "additional rent" you will have the fees taken out of your deposit if you don't pay.\n\nBut the really good news is that in New Jersey, landlords are limited to "reasonable" actual attorney fees ... and $500 is laughable since you didn't even make it to the court appearance stage.  \n\nThe filing fee on a non-payment case in New Jersey is anywhere from $27 to $32, depending on what county you are in.  To do the actual paperwork involved in filing a non-payment complaint, the going rate for an attorney in New Jersey is anywhere from  $75 to $200.  The complaint would have been statutorily dismissed when you paid the rent, so there would be no court appearance fee.\n\nLook at the summons & complaint you received.  It should have the name of the attorney or firm that prepared and filed it.  If you didn't get a summons & complaint then your landlord is lying about having filed because there is no way to stop the process once it is started.  If he tries to tell you that he or they called the court and "told them not to serve you because you paid" then he is lying.  You would have been served anyway, and the notice of dismissal would have been sent to the court separately.\n\nIf you were served a summons & complaint but it wasn't prepared by AND signed by an attorney, then your landlord is lying.  Make sure an attorney signed it, and that your landlord just didn't do it himself and insert the name of a lawyer or firm.\n\nYour landlord had every right to file (assuming he actually did), but he can't pull numbers out of his butt.  If he filed himself, the most he can charge you is the actual filing fee of $27 to $32.  He can't charge for his time, gas, etc.  It's strictly actual cost.\n\nIf he tries to take an imaginary fee of $500 out of your deposit, you can sue him in small claims under the consumer fraud statute.  That means he will have to pay you $1,000 (double what he owes you) for trying to cheat you.\n\nHow many units are in your building?  Is it owner occupied?  Were you notified of the location of your deposit in writing within 30 days of giving it to him?  I'm asking because there may be a way to protect yourself from him trying to deduct anything from your deposit depending on your answer.  Post the answer to those questions as additional info, and I will update my answer to tell you if you can do this or not.
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Time to get serious about the situation.  You have a contract and she has voided the contract with the bad check so she is out.  Did she tell you in advance about the bank problem?  If no then she is a con-artist and she will promise to pay in a few days and there will always be delays, stories etc.  She is bad news and you don't need to support her.   Kick her out asap and let someone else be duped by her.  Trust me I am in a similar business and I have heard every sort of excuse and sob story.  Don't give her any more time.  Go through a legal avenue so you son't have to listen to her stories first hand and fel sorry for her.  The next landlord will get the same bad business.
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Present her another check - along w/ a prepared receipt for her signature....It's now Nov 29 - that's 28 days of late fees, ouch!!!\n\nYou can't prove that you paid and she can't prove that you didn't.\n\nYou need to pay her ALL back rent & late fees and so she has no cause to start the eviction process......AND then, you can fight to get your late fees back.\n\nOr pay her Nov rent w/ a certified letter stating why you are not paying the late fees as well......And ask that she acknowledge in writing that you owe or don't owe the fees...You can have the judge settle that dispute too!\n\nSmall claims courts are for landlord/tenant disputes....Send a demand letter to her for the return of your late fees w/in 10 business days....On the morning on the 11th Day go to Court and request a hearing date - then serve her via process server and mail\n\nDO ALL this if and only if you can prove your position....A good argument would be if you've paid previous months on time as instructed.\n\nI evicted a tenant w/out lawyers and while intimidating, the process is really tenant friendly....google your state and landlord/tenant laws and find out what your options are.....\n\nAlso, in some states, late fees can only be charged if they are "reasonable".....it's not defined in the statutes what "reasonable" is.....other states prohibit late fees if they are not specified in the lease.......FIND OUT - BE an informed tenant.
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Go to the RRA... Renters Rights Association. They will handle it! They eat that kinda crap up... I know cuz I have been an apartment manager b4 and the owners where total asses... there was so many things i couldnt do after the tentants were promised things by the owners then went back on em... good luck
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Even if your landlord starts the eviction process, it can take several months before they actually kick you out.  Speak to the landlord and tell him you can't pay this month, but next month you will pay the usual rent amount in addition, add a little extra to help pay the month you missed.  At least that way he will get some money.
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how much were the late fees?? for 3 days?? if it was in the agreement and the fees were "reasonable" then yes. The landlord can charge any "reasonable" amount that reflects the landlord’s actual losses because of the late rent payment. Here's the catch though;  late fees should not be designed to penalize the tenant; unreasonably high late fees are usually not enforceable. Courts in some jurisdictions have held late fees that are $1 a day to be excessive.  Courts in other jurisdictions have held that charging $40 for being one day late is not excessive.  What a court considers to be an unreasonable and excessive late fee depends on the jurisdiction the property is located. Landlord tenant law is very complex, varies by city, and is constantly undergoing changes.  An experienced landlord-tenant lawyer can advise you of the exact rules your city has regarding late fees and can protect your rights. If the late fee is excessive and unreasonable, a court may declare the clause in the lease containing the late fee provision void.  A tenant may also be awarded money to penalize the landlord if the late fee violates a city or state law. You have to becareful with some landlords, especially in ca (i've lived in the bay area)..just b/c it is in the rental agreement does not make it legal.. contact the LEGAL AID office in your area to make sure what they are doing isn't illegal. Your situation sounds kind of fishy though.. double check to make sure, i might be wrong but it seems kind of odd. an eviction will become part of your 'record' so don't take the matter litely..good luck hon!
424653
Call your landlord and creditors immediately and explain your problem.  You may have to pay late fees, but usually they will hold off on collecting as long as they know you're willing to pay.  Good luck!
634900
Month to Month is exactly that.....You must give 30 days notice....So tomorrow you will pay July's rent and give Notice of Intent to Vacate......\n\nEven though you are moving out next week, you are responsible for the entire month's rent....\n\nQuite frankly,  a polite letter together w/ the rent check will suffice...you don't need to do an actual Pleading.
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Talk to your boss about it first, maybe it was just a mistake, but as the employer they have to pay you when you should be paid or at least give you an advance, as far as I know anyways, talk to your local labor board about it or check online for the laws if anything.
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Sounds shady to me.  Definately take them to court.  I hope you have proof, though.  like a receipt from the post office, a bank statement showing your cancelled rent check, or something.  If you can prove that you sent it on time, and the post office lost it, i don't know if you are responsible or not.  Let a judge decide.  Then move if you aren't in a lease.
637343
You could:\n1. Pay the rent and hope they let you stay\n2. Spend the money on a lawyer and maybe get an extra month on a technicality. You will still owe them the rent and you will have spent it on the lawyer\n3. Move
314597
If you are uncomfortable with the terms of the lease or if you do not think you can abide by the terms of the lease, then do not sign the lease.  Look elsewhere -- there's lots out there.  Remember a couple of things though:  Most leases will charge a late fee if you're late paying your rent, no matter what date your rent is due.  In other words, let's say your rent is due on the 10th of every month but you get paid on the 1st and the 15th of every month, you either have to save your money on the 1st so that you have enough money to pay rent on the 10th, or you have to save enough money on the 15th.  Either way, you have to make sure you have enought money for rent day.  If you encounter an emergency while on a "normal" lease, you could still end up paying a late fee (often as much as 10% of the monthly rent).  For example, on a "normal" lease, if your rent is due on the 1st of every month and you get paid on the 1st of every month, suppose you had a medical emergency or your car broke down that day and you had to use your rent money?
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You are in a world fo headeaches, i'm going thru the same thing, I guess it depends on the state that you live on, in nj, you have to give your tenants two noticies, then have to file to go to court, that's if the tenant still there, then at court, judge tells you if they have to move or not, or you can work something out with your tenants, but if tenants, fail at whatever the agrement was the you have to go back to court file some paper, belive me its a pain in the ass, it's been 4 months and my tenants still there
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Depending on the results of your criminal background check, and previous rental history, you could offer to pay a month ahead. For example, when you move in, pay the deposit, the first AND second month's rent. When the second month rolls around, pay the third month, etc.  You can agree that if you fall behind you will move immediately and leave the place spotless.  Many apartment managers would rather rent the apartment to someone willing to show good faith and then follow through than leave it vacant.
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You should contact your state or local landlord-tenant affairs office or state attorney general for information on your state's laws.  If you were served with a court document, which it sounds like you were, it will probably have a court date on it; and if you don't go to court on that day to oppose the case, the judge will automatically grant judgment to the landlord.  (On the other hand you may have been served with a 30 day warning notice, but if you got a summons, that means "be in court".)  In most states, as long as you bring the rent up to date, with late fees, as of the day of the court hearing, you can stay.  Be sure you get a receipt if you pay.  If you pay, you should call a day or two before trial to find out if the landlord has dismissed his case.  If he hasn't, you should seriously consider either going to court.
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make a payment plan with him pay him a week payment plan i was 6 months behind on lot rent because he understand that i lost my good paying job so i made a payment play to pay him every week and it took me almost 2 months to pay him off\na month a week lot rent and offer 10.00 late fee he never once harassed me at all just make it in writing!!!!