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thebasharjobs
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: New Jersey
Hey there.
I've been a tenant now in the same apartment for 2 years. I signed my lease March 2012 and was up for a third renewal just a week ago. My landlord hasn't yet sent me a lease renewal for this year and upon inquiring about it I was told by the secretary that the place has been designated as rent stabilized and that they're waiting on some paperwork to be cleared (with the city? the state? I was hazy on that) and until it comes in/gets the OK we'll just do a month to month.
Roughly two months ago I was speaking with the upstairs neighbor, who was in the process of moving out, and he said he was sad to be doing so as he had just found out his unit was rent stabilized (this was before I was told mine is, or is in the process of becoming). So the story does make sense.
I'm a little nervous though as, with my lease expiring on the first of this month, I don't really have any rights as a tenant. Is anyone familiar with New Jersey landlord/tenant law familiar with this situation and does what I'm saying make any sense? I've never been late on my rent and have mostly been a pretty quiet tenant over the course of the past couple years. Is it actually the case where my status as being rent stabilized is just being cleared with the city/state and I'm just being paranoid?