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Landlord
Eviction Form
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Landlord
Name
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Landlord
Phone #
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THE
PROPERTY
Full
street address, including any unit
or apartment number, and the town it
is in
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Type
of property: single-family house,
two-family, or a building with 3 or
more units |
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Do
you live in the building? If so, how
many rental units are there besides
yours? |
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Is
this a seasonal or summer rental, or
a year-round tenancy? |
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Who
is the owner of record: you
personally, or an LLC or company? If
an LLC, give me its exact legal
name. Send a copy of the deed if you
have it.
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THE
TENANTS
Full
legal names of every adult living in
the unit, including anyone who moved
in without signing the lease
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The
best phone number and email you have
for them |
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Are
any of the tenants in active
military service, as far as you
know? |
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Do
the tenants receive Section 8 or any
other rental assistance? If so,
through which agency? Different
notice rules apply. |
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Are
any of the tenants elderly or
disabled, as far as you know? |
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Do
the tenants speak and read English? |
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THE
LEASE
A
copy of the signed lease and every
renewal, amendment, or addendum
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If
there is no written lease: when the
tenancy started, the agreed rent,
and how it was agreed (verbally, by
text, etc.) |
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Lease
start and end dates, or whether it
is now month-to-month |
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Monthly
rent, the day it is due, and any
grace period |
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Security
deposit: amount, date received, the
bank and type of account where it is
held, and whether you gave the
tenants written notice of where it
is deposited |
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Who
pays which utilities? |
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THE
REASON FOR EVICTION
In
your own words, tell me why you
want the tenants out. Common
reasons are: unpaid rent;
repeatedly paying late; breaking
lease rules; damage to the
property; disturbing neighbors;
you want to move in yourself; or
you are selling to a buyer who
will live there. The reason
determines what notices are
required and how long the
process takes, so please be
specific. More than one reason
may apply.
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IF RENT
IS UNPAID
A
month-by-month ledger from the first
missed payment to today: rent
charged, amount paid, date paid, and
how it was paid (Zelle, check, cash,
etc.)
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Any
partial payments you have accepted,
and when
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Receipts,
bank records, or payment-app
screenshots showing what was paid
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Have
you raised the rent at any point?
When, by how much, and how did you
notify them?
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Have
you received any rental assistance
payments from a government agency or
charity on the tenants' behalf?
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NOTICES
AND COMMUNICATIONS
Copies
of any written notices you have
already given the tenants (notice to
cease, notice to quit, demand for
rent, texts telling them to leave),
and how and when each was delivered
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Copies
of texts, emails, letters, and
messages between you and the tenants
about rent, repairs, complaints, or
moving out
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Any
written agreement about a payment
plan or a move-out date
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POSSIBLE
TENANT DEFENSES (please be candid; I
would rather hear it from you than
from them in court)
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Have
the tenants complained about
repairs, mold, heat, water, pests,
or anything else? Send any written
complaints and tell me what was done
and when.
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Has
the town or any inspector cited the
property or issued a violation?
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Have
the tenants filed anything against
you: a complaint with the town, a
lawsuit, or a police report?
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Have
you ever changed the locks, shut off
utilities, removed their belongings,
or entered the unit without notice?
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Have
you had any prior court cases with
these tenants? Is your goal to get
the unit back, collect the money
owed, or both? The eviction case
only awards possession; collecting
money is a separate lawsuit.
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Would
you accept a settlement, for example
the tenants leaving by a set date or
a payment plan, or do you want a
judgment regardless?
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WHILE
THE CASE IS PENDING
Do
not change the locks, shut off
utilities, remove the tenants'
property, or threaten to do any of
these things. New Jersey treats
self-help eviction as a criminal
offense, and it can end your case.
Also, before accepting any rent or
signing anything with the tenants,
call me first. Accepting rent at
the wrong time can cancel a notice
and restart the clock.
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Please
send everything you have, even if it
seems incomplete. Call or email me
with any questions.
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