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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_jangx64 wrote

Reply to comment by peRFectforme21 in Landlord issue by peRFectforme21

You can file a claim in small claims court. $900 dollars is not enough money to make it worthwhile to pursue litigation. Note that if you sue your landlord it will appear on your background check when you apply to rent future apartments and you will be automatically denied.

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peRFectforme21 OP t1_janhg7n wrote

This issue coming up by in my background check is exactly what I am worried about. Yeah I am getting similar opinion about the amount being not worth pursuing anything legal from people around me here. I guess I will have to learn to live with this system for bad landlords till I can earn enough to get my own place to live. This incident has scared me of renting anything here in NJ in near future though.

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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_janhym5 wrote

This is not an issue unique to New Jersey. 900 in my opinion is not worth pursuing. If you really want you can wait until you’ve secured a lease prior to bringing a case against your former landlord.

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peRFectforme21 OP t1_janif7l wrote

Yes I am not going to pursue this and at this point that guy is just not worth my time, energy and mental health.

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