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I just got a summons for non- payment of rent for my business, if I am going to close this store(I have another store also) , would the court issue a judgment for the amount I owe for rent? or I just have to vacate the property & the landlord have to file a law suite to get a judgment for the amount owed?
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: New Jersey
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Do you have the same landlord for both stores?
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New Jersey
No diffrent Landlord, but both stores are under one LLC
I just saw that you are in New Jersey.
Below please find a link to a brochure for New Jersey tenants:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/10288_info_tenants.pdf
Also below, is a link to commonly asked questions regarding landlord/tenant matters, along with answers to those questionsl:
A landlord cannot file a complaint in the Landlord/Tenant Section to collect the unpaid rent after receiving a judgment for possession. Claims to collect back rent must be filed in the regular Special Civil Part or Small Claims Section, depending upon the amount of rent owed.
Small Claims handles cases in which the demand is not more than $3,000 or $5,000 if the demand is for the return of a tenant's security deposit. These are the money limits of Small Claims. If the amount of money the landlord is trying to recover is more than the money limits, but less than $15,000, the case should be filed in the regular Special Civil Part. Cases in which damages are more than $15,000 must be filed in the Law Division of the Superior Court.
Below is a link to the Small Claims division and the Law Division of the Superior Court.
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/civil/civ-02.htm
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/civil/civ-03.htm
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Thanks, XXXXX XXXXX be clear, It seems as if most of these are for residentional, is it the same for commercial?
Also both of these links are the same.
""""""Below please find a link to a brochure for New Jersey tenants:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/10288_info_tenants.pdf""
The concept is the same whether it is residential or commercial.
Thanks.
Experience: 20+ yrs in criminal, landlord/tenant, family, & small claims