A Real Estate Broker Must Understand the Statute of Frauds and NJ Contract Law
The statute of frauds requires certain types of real estate agreements to be in writing or the agreement will not be recognized by law. …
The statute of frauds requires certain types of real estate agreements to be in writing or the agreement will not be recognized by law. …
Recently, an out of state client wanted to transfer two NJ properties into a revocable living trust. Both properties were subject to mortgages. The …
There is a Federal law called the Garn-St Germain Act. Federal Regulations exempt transfers to trusts in which the transferor or a member of …
The Freeze Act comes into play where there has been a reduction in a local property tax assessment by judgment after trial or by …
Condominium associations derive their power and responsibilities from the Condominium Act, N.J.S.A. §46:8B-14 and 15. Courts treat condominium associations like they do corporations, holding …
A recent Appellate Court decision ruled municipal courts have jurisdiction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11u(d) to impose civil penalties under the Spill Act in a …
“Every contract in New Jersey contains an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.” “The party claiming a breach of the covenant of …
In New Jersey, seniors who own real estate are eligible for their property taxes to be reimbursed to them directly from the state Division …
Home inspectors have not historically been recognized as “learned professionals”, as that term is defined under the law. The Consumer Fraud Act applies to …
Restrictive covenants prohibiting competition by tenants in a shopping center can be enforced in New Jersey. This article discusses when and when not a …
Zoning boards in NJ grant use variances. Generally, a condition of variance approval cannot include a requirement for owner occupancy of a personal residence. …
You may have heard that, as part of the Federal CARES Act, Congress imposed a moratorium on certain tenancy filings. This moratorium only applies …
In our last blog, I discussed the curious case of Nicole, a single mother of 6 who occupies a house foreclosed upon and now …
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 …
A client called our office after the sale of his home. Middletown Township apparently deducted the homestead rebate paid by the seller from the …
A local zoning ordinance can lawfully regulate uses and buildings in a municipality An ordinance cannot regulate the persons eligible to live in the …
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 …
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 …
By: Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a New Jersey Law on Fraud Attorney Home Appraisal Fraud Joseph and Kimberli bought a building lot in a …