Owner Occupied Landlord Rights - New Jersey

[Brian Wolf]

Hello All,

I am the landlord of a duplex where I also reside and have been looking for information on my rights as a landlord of a owner occupied duplex. It being my primary residence I want to know if I have the rights to more strictly dictate how my house appears and is presented. For instance, I inherited her old lease with the home and it does not say she cant have window coverings that aren't meant for that i.e flags, sheets etc. She recently hung a flag covering her entire upstairs window and to complicate things its a pride flag. I wouldn't want a flag hanging in my tenants windows regardless of the representation as I believe it isn't curb appeal and also just tacky. I especially do not want to infringe on her rights of expression however. Does anyone either have information on a situation like this specifically or just general guides for owner occupied residences? Thank you!