I found this. You guys might want to read this before you continue walking through homes in this complex like your invading Bhagdad.

Here is the link. Below the link is the IMPORTANT part of this page.

http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/placeilive/irentmyhome/tenantsrights/chapterfour/index.cfm#4enterunit

Here is what it says in the important parts:

Entering the tenant s dwelling unit
All leases, whether written or oral, give the tenant exclusive possession of the dwelling unit. This means that only the tenant, or members of the tenant s household, or people the tenant allows in the house or apartment, have the right to be there. The landlord does not have the right to come into the house or apartment whenever he or she wants. In a written lease, the landlord s duty to not enter the tenant s house or apartment is called the covenant of quiet enjoyment. This covenant (promise) means that the tenant has control over who can or cannot come into his or her apartment or house. Cite: Ashley Court Enterprises v. Whittaker, 249 N.J. Super. 552 (App. Div. 1991).

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When can a landlord enter'
The law allows the landlord or the landlord s workers to go into the tenant s dwelling only in a few special situations:

If the tenant invites or asks the landlord or one of the landlord s workers to come in.


If the landlord needs to inspect the apartment, but only:
at reasonable periods of time every day is unreasonable, every few months might be okay;
at a reasonable time of day 4 a.m. is unreasonable, 4 p.m. might be okay, depending on whether the tenant will be home at that time; and
only after giving the tenant reasonable notice that he or she is coming to inspect. Reasonable notice usually means a written notice. It also usually means that the notice must be given at least one day before the landlord wants to come in. For buildings containing three apartments or more, there is a regulation requiring one day s notice before a landlord can come into an apartment to make an inspection or do repairs. Cite: N.J.A.C. 5:10-5.1(c).


If the landlord or one of the landlord s workers needs to go into the apartment to do maintenance or make repairs. If the repairs are not an emergency, they can only enter the house or apartment at a reasonable time and after giving reasonable notice.


If the landlord or the landlord s workers need to go into the house or apartment to do emergency repairs. Under this circumstance, the landlord may not have to give one day s notice or even any notice if the emergency is really serious or dangerous, for example, the apartment is on fire or water is rushing out of a broken pipe and pouring through the floor. But even in the case of an emergency, the landlord should try to give some notice if he or she can, even if the notice is just a phone call.




NOW...let me rephrase in case nobody understood. Everyone at Maplewood signed a lease and in the lease it states they can enter your apartment at any time. Even though this is in the lease, it is untrue or should I say not clarified. Let me give you an example. Stealing your TV is bad. But if I sign a contract with you telling you that I might steal your TV at any time, it doesnt make it ok. Its still against the law. No judge or authority figure of any kind would ever say....well hey, this contract here says you said it was ok if they stole your TV. Now if you put your TV out in the front yard, say somewhere near the curb as if you were going to throw it in the trash, and this person you signed a contract with came along and stole your TV then you may have found a loophole. But walking in and just taking your TV out of your living room, still not lawful no matter what contract you sign.

Lets put this in perspective and maybe Maplewood will understand what entering at "any time" means. It means if there is an emergency, as in fire, water leak, gas problem...by all means please come in and help. However, inspections, small repairs, minor maintenance issues, to chit-chat, to steal my TV.....these are all reasons to enter at any time IF you first give notice. In other words, IF they tell you today that they are going to come in tomorrow to fix your leaky faucet, they are allowed to do so because they told you they would and you pretty much have to make arrangements and your screwed. If they pick Tuesday to come in and today is Monday and they give you notice, too bad, they can come in Tuesday because its any time after notice for them. This would be the definition of "any time". What they did not clarify in their lease was what should have been said which was "any time after notice". But if they do not tell you about coming in to fix said leaky faucet, it does NOT give them the right to come into your home without FIRST giving notice. Please refer back to my stolen TV example. It is still NOT allowed to be done. In other words, if you call the police, they are breaking and entering or otherwise known as abusing their right to enter with a key into your residence.


I write this with kindness after speaking with a few tenants here at Maplewood and hope that the office staff would read this and be more considerate with their entries into our homes. It is just common courtesy with a slight hint of bending the rules of the law. I would hope they understand that what they do is their Jobs, but what they do also affects our homelife which is the place you should be able to go to relax and spend uninterrupted time with our families.

I will be more than happy to update as this situation gets better or stays the same.

User Responses
From: thelioness27	Date: 02/20/2008
Yours is the best rating yet!!!! And let me tell you from someone who has been here for over 2 years IT DOESN'T GET BETTER!!! And they are trying to force us out, (even though we're paying the same amount of rent as the renovated ones). They have gone as far as trying to evict people out of here even when they've paid there rent!!! Don't be suprised when your lease is up they will raise your rent again, and tell you that you need to give a 60 day notice... even though it's the end of your lease?!?!? Just trying to get more money out of us. But consider yourself lucky if you haven't experienced the rodent and bug festation yet... And wait until summer, you think your windows are bad now... wait until you get your PSE&G bill from running your air-conditioner. The only advice I can give is RUN!!!!!!! We're all scrambling in my court to get the hell out of here.... WE ALL HAVE HAD IT!!!!! I also sympathize with you on the rug thing.... mine aren't even attached in alot of places and have numerous bathroom floods on them and they told me my rugs were in excellent condition and someone walked in the door and "sniffed" the air to let me know there was no mold and mildew... Boy I wish I had "super" senses like that!!! Good Luck!!!
From: Marriott2007	Date: 04/01/2008
Unfortunately too many tenants aren't aware of their rights and too many of the "staff" trample all over them (knowingly or unknowingly). I have lived here for 4 years and actually like the size of the units. The windows are awfull and the parking situation is impossible when they have full occupancy. However, I have chosen to stay. My question is as follows: If the unit adjacent to yours becomes vacant, what hours of operation are exceptable for the demolition and renovation work? From what I have observed in other units they appear to work any where from 7am to 9pm seven days a week. I can only imagine that this would absolutely destroy the "quiet enjoyment" of your household. If you have an answer please post it as I feel sooner or later this will become an issue all of us will have to face.
From: Anonymous	Date: 05/06/2008
I have had a renovation right next door to me and for the most part was not bothered at all. Some of the construction workers at that time were a little obnoxious and rude, but they are construction workers and not in customer service. They do sometimes work 7am-9pm but it was usually pretty quiet in the off hours before 9am and I never heard anything after 9pm even though they have the right to work until 10pm.
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/17/2008
Interesting how you manage to ramble on and on and say just one thing. I am a resident and the information that you "found",can also be found in the Truth And Renting Booklet that you and all residents recieve along with your lease on the day that you move in. Had you bothered to read this,(or did you not read your lease also?)you would have seen that it spells out all of your rights and the landlords rights in easy to understand laymens terms. That is why New Jersey law requires that this be given out. And why would I sign a contract to allow you to steal my TV?....Unless of course I was silly enough not to read it first. My point is that alot of problems would not arise and can be avoided if people would take the time to read.
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/21/2008
Park Crossing IS changing for the better. All the work being done within the apartment community is being done to benefit us, the tenants. Renovated apartments have new windows and doors (inside and out!), fresh paint, new carpet and some have updated appliances, countertops, cabinets and bathrooms - do check out the model. Yes, you too can have one of the renovated apartments when your lease expires and yes, the new apartment will cost a tiny bit more but you get what you pay for and what you're paying for is to RENT, not OWN. Look elsewhere if you're not happy with your apartment, parking or the staff and leave the residents who call Park Crossing home in peace. Sure the leasing staff lacks a certain professionalism, management appears rude and the maintenance guys are seem lazy but maybe there's probably a good reason. My company doesn't budget enough for me to do my job - perhaps the Park Crossing staff isn't given what they need to do their jobs and remember, the staff is human and if you're constantly belittled and yelled at by ignorant residents who don't read their leases, you would probably be a little annoyed at times, too. I'm not always happy at Park Crossing (Maplewood or whatever it will be called next) but there are some good things happening now and things are actually getting done now that that new service guy is here and by the way, he stays late.

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