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My lease expires in May 2013, and my landlord sent me a letter stating they will not renew. In my lease I am required to pay gas and electric, but they put a question mark(?) next to water. After Superstorm Sandy (I live in Seaside Park, NJ), my family and I were out of this house for almost 4 months. When we returned, my landlord demanded I pay a water bill that has the address of the restaurant in which my apt is attached to, not my address. I called the water co and there is no meter specific to my address. The landlord and his son have been constantly harrassing my family now. How can I pay a bill for an amount that I don't know if I used? I said I would pay something, a fair amount, but now they want us out. I owe them no money for rent, and I feel this is retaliation. What can I do? I have a family to think about. (Also, after the storm and all of the displaced families, there are no affordable rentals that I can fit my family in). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You may want to have an attorney draft a letter outlining the law and demanding that the landlord pay the restaurant share of the bill.
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Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 2:54 PM