Resumption of Commercial Landlord

On June 2, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced that for the first time in over fourteen (14) months, commercial landlord-tenant trials would be permitted to resume effective immediately.  As with most other court proceedings, all settlement conferences and trials will be conducted virtually as opposed to in-person, absent individual circumstances.

As a result of the foregoing, any of the normal grounds for commercial eviction are now back in effect.  In other words, in New Jersey, a commercial landlord can once again evict any tenant for (i) failing to pay their rent obligations, (ii) holding over, (iii) disorderly conduct, (iv) willfully destroying property, or (v) any other violation of the lease or the Landlord’s written rules and regulations. See N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1.

While there are tens of thousands of pending landlord-tenant cases, the complete resumption of commercial landlord-tenant trials is nevertheless a welcome step for commercial landlords who have been left with no recourse against non-paying commercial tenants.

If you are a commercial landlord who is seeking to either evict a commercial tenant by way of a summary dispossession action, or if you are looking to recoup outstanding money due from the tenant, contact Jurista Law today.  Conversely, if you are a commercial tenant and you want to know what rights or defenses you have in response to an eviction filed against you, Jurista Law can provide you with strategic legal representation for all of your landlord-tenant needs.