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Verbally talk my tenant out of lease renewal

Tina Lee
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Hi all, I have this rental in New Jersey which I have to renewal the lease because by law I have to renew the lease and up to 3.5% rent increase ( yes New Jersey landlord law sucks)

But she has been smoking on the unit,water bills doubled last quarter, keep lying about things, I can’t legally kick her out.

Her lease up, I can just tell her that neighbores are compliant about smell of pot from her unit and suggest her to move out? Because I got few complaints about her? I am not evicting her because she pays rent but I just personally dislike her and what she does to the unit.

Am I against law if I told her is better for her to look for another place before the lease ends?

Am I violating any rules by telling her is best for her to move out?

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Karl Denton
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Karl Denton
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Quote from @Tina Lee:

Hi all, I have this rental in New Jersey which I have to renewal the lease because by law I have to renew the lease and up to 3.5% rent increase ( yes New Jersey landlord law sucks)

But she has been smoking on the unit,water bills doubled last quarter, keep lying about things, I can’t legally kick her out.

Her lease up, I can just tell her that neighbores are compliant about smell of pot from her unit and suggest her to move out? Because I got few complaints about her? I am not evicting her because she pays rent but I just personally dislike her and what she does to the unit.

Am I against law if I told her is better for her to look for another place before the lease ends?

Am I violating any rules by telling her is best for her to move out?


 I’m not familiar with New Jersey law but you can include smoking or other specifics in the lease and state she’s breaking the lease and will need to leave. I would just raise the rent to fair market as high as you can go in hopes of scaring her out if that’s your goal. Good luck 

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