In New Jersey you cannot be evicted without a court procedure, typically in which a landlord files a complaint for non-payment or some other breach of the lease. If you have already been through this procedure and the agreement you had was a court order, then the landlord does not have to give you any more time to stay and you can be locked out by the sheriff. If the agreement you had was merely an informal agreement with the landlord, then he or she will still have to go through the eviction court procedure, which should give you enough time to come up with the back rent.
If you would like to talk more about the specifics of your case, please give my office a call. Initial consultations are always free and believe it or not, I'm actually a pretty nice guy.
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New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Answered on Jan 20th, 2013 at 5:59 PM