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Habitability: What you’re entitled to as a tenant
As a tenant, you have the right to safe and decent housing. That is in fact one of the benefits of renting versus owning: that it is the landlord’s responsibility to provide a...
How to Use Landlord Identity Law as a Defense for Eviction
Using Landlord Identity Law is one of the many ways tenants can hold landlords’ feet to the fire. Tenants can challenge the landlord’s registration for the property every time...
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Moving out of State with your Child
It is generally in the best interest of the child to have consistent contact with both parents. However, when there is a change in the custodial parent’s employment, housing or...
How to Get Ready for Your Domestic Violence Trial
Once you have a Temporary Restraining Order, you will have a date to return to court to request the Final Restraining Order. If you are the person asking for help in a domestic...
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Employment while receiving Social Security Disability Benefits
Question: can you work while receiving Social Security disability benefits? Answer: yes, but there are important rules that must be followed. First, it’s important to know...
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Su derecho a solicitar prueba de una deuda (llamada “validación de deuda”)
A veces, las personas reciben llamadas o cartas de cobradores de deudas pidiéndoles que paguen dinero. Esto puede suceder por error—especialmente si tiene un nombre común. Tal...
Ayudando a los Residentes de Nueva Jersey a Obtener Asistencia para Energía y Servicios Públicos
El aumento del costo de vida ha hecho que muchas familias tengan dificultades para mantenerse al día con el pago de sus facturas de servicios públicos. Afortunadamente, en todo...
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幫助新澤西州居民獲得能源和公用事業援助 – Helping New Jersey Residents Access Energy and Utility Assistance
生活成本不斷上漲，使得許多家庭越來越難以支付每月的水電瓦斯等公用事業帳單 (utility bills)。幸運的是，新澤西州推出了一系列計劃，旨在幫助居民應對瓦斯、電力、水費甚至住房支出。根據新澤西州公共事業委員會 (Board of Public Utilities, 簡稱BPU) 和 (Public Service Electric and Gas...
Are You ‘Judgment Proof’？- 你是否具有免於判決執行的豁免權？
雖然任何人都有可能被判決敗訴，但當我們說某人 “免於判決執行” (judgment proof)，即無力償債時，我們真正的意思是，此人沒有任何收入或財產可以被勝訴方扣押。這是因為新澤西州及聯邦法律規定，即使您因法院判決而負債，某些收入和財產仍受保護，免遭扣押。此類受保護的收入和財產被稱為 “豁免財產” (exempt). 豁免收入與財產的範例包括：...
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