Can I be evicted for “continually occupying2parking spots after being verbally warned” when the vehicle was a guests and not mine?
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Can I be evicted for “continually occupying2parking spots after being verbally warned” when the vehicle was a guests and not mine?
I have had a guest that 1 time parked in 2spots and my landlord texted me asking if it was my guest’s vehicle and if he could please park it properly. We fixed it and in my opinion did not park it in “2parking spots” again thereafter. My landlord continued to harass me via text regarding this vehicle and taking pictures of it and the way it’s parked threatening to tow it or evict me. The other times he took pics of it the vehicle was notparked in 2 spots and another vehicle was able to park next to it. The vehicle is no longer on the premises (it was a temp work vehicle for my guest).
Asked on September 12, 2011 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have a written lease agreement concerning your rental, read it carefully in that it controls the obligations that you owe the landlord and vice versa in the absence of conflicting state law. Read the agreement carefully regarding the basis for termination of your lease by the landlord in that its express provisions (assuming there is a provision regarding the lease's termination) will most likely answer your question.
If the vehicle that was allegedly parked improperly was yours and was allegedly parked improperly on a handful of occassions, most likely your landlord cannot terminate your tenancy because of this assuming you are current on your rent.
The landlord's recourse would be to have the alleged illegally parked vehicle towed.
Good luck.
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