If I have an order to pay my rent to the court but my landlord insists thatI pay him, what doI do?
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If I have an order to pay my rent to the court but my landlord insists thatI pay him, what doI do?
I am a tenant residing in unit of an condominium. My landlord owes an amount to the condominium. The court case is going on between condominium and “owner”. Since my landlord failed to pay his dues. Now I as a tenant have received a notice (rent levy) from from county superior court to pay the monthly rent of the unit to the court until the total due amount is fully recovered. I talked to my landlord but he insists on paying the amount to him. What should I do? What are my legal obligations?
Asked on September 28, 2011 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you were served with a notice to pay the rent that you owe to the court (rent levy) you must pay the rent to the court under the rent levy. Do not pay the rent to your landlord. When you pay your rent to the court, make sure you do it by way of a check and place in the "memo" section on your check a notation that rent is paid per the rent levy.
If you do not comply with the rent levy order, you can be deemed in violation of a court order and be held in contempt. Worse yet, if you paid your rent to the landlord for a particular month after being served with the rent levy instead of to the court, you could be ordered to pay the court the very same amount for the same month to the court under the rent levy.
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