Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

Apartment rental utilities

I live in New Jersey and my apartment lease is up for renewal, my ladnlord is going to include sewer chages in my contract. There are 1 more Apt. upstairs and 3 businesses downstairs and there only one water meter in the building.The Landlord plans to charge for sewer $0.19 per gallon of water used.

Do you think the landlord can charge for sewer?


Asked on 2/07/01, 9:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Walter LeVine Walter D. LeVine, Esq.

Re: Apartment rental utilities

This depends upon the terms of your lease. What language does the lease include as to utilities as an inclusion or add-on to your rent. If you write to me (e-mail) as taxlaw1@aol and give me the language from the lease, I can advise you more properly. By the way - with the pressures of tax season, I apologize for the delay in responding.

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Answered on 4/17/01, 9:52 am


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