What to do aboutpending eviction proceedings?
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What to do aboutpending eviction proceedings?
I’m about to attend court for the fact that I haven’t paid my rent. I lost my job 3 months ago and have been unable to get a new one. I am collecting unemployment but it’s no where near enough for a months worth of rent. I was wondering what I can do to prevent myself from getting evicted and what I should bring to court with me? I have no family and no one I can really move in with if I get evicted.
Asked on December 27, 2011 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you cannot afford to pay the landlord what is claimed owed for past due rent and the amount claimed is the proper amount, all that you can do to prevent the eviction is to try and reach some written agreement with your landlord to allow you to stay in the unit under mutually agreeable terms.
If such an agreement cannot be reached by you and the landlord, there really is not much can be done on the subject. You need to realize that the landlord has bills to pay for the upkeep of the unit you are occupying and needs the rent owed to do so.
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