@Michael Pursell @Jonathan R McLaughlin is right about the liability, which made me think about homeowner's insurance.Be sure you talk to your insurance agent about whether an "unofficial rental unit" is covered or needs a different kind of policy.If there was some sort of claim, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see an insurance company deny the claim if it wasn't a legal, permitted ADU.

Tenants that do not pay their own utilities are extremely irresponsible and can/will abuse utilities to punish landlords.

I believe you have missed a crucial step here that possibly puts you in a bad position where it might not be possible to deny the wife accessDid either party give the 30 days notice required to terminate the existing lease?

I will try to post a photo here in case anyone else is lucky enough to get a renter that abuses nitrous oxide all day long. :)   Because they are so small, it would be hard to tell if any of them are still full - unlikely but still a risk.

This thread has really got me wondering how the Laws are in NJ with regard to being allowed to deny a  section 8 tenant.Does anyone in NJ happen to know this?

My question is can any tenant deny the pest control service?

I am guessing that they will suggest that you require the Tenant to have:- General Liability (1,000,000/occurance)- Umbrella Liability ($1mm or more)- Professional Liabiity ($1mm or more)- Tenants Legal Liability ($500,000 or $1mm)-  Abuse/Molestation covered under the Liability or as a separate limit)- Business Auto Liability ($1mm)- Workers Compensation & employers Liabiltiy- If they paid to make modifications to the property to be able to operate (ie. ramps, special doors, etc.) they may need Additions & Alterations coverage depending on what your lease says on who owns those.They will probably seek to add requirements that shift the burden of Insurance to the tennant for something that you both get drawn into.  

The application may serve as “indicia” to the tenant’s dishonesty from the beginning of this relationship.In any case - but especially in cases where you deny someone’s application - do not throw the application away.

Then you can buy with at little as 3-3 1/2% down.If that was not done OR they were denied, it makes the condo non-warrantable.

If this was a known issue and the owner just let it sit depending on the company there may be grounds to deny the claim just on that basis.