Renters need to ‘certify’ for assistance as NJ winds down eviction moratorium
In order to be protected from evictions, renters will now have to certify their income and the effects of COVID-19 on that income with the state.
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As evictions loom, courts hope landlord-tenant disputes can be settled without going to trial
By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
winters@montclairlocal.news
This August, 18,000 renters in Essex County and their landlords will head to mandatory settlement conferences — hoping to avoid evictions in a process state court officials hope will give them relief from a huge backlog of cases as an end to the state’s evictions moratorium looms.
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