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    Apr 22, 2007, 03:01 PM
    Landlord tenant laws
    Can a new owner of an apartment complex raise you rent and how much in the state of New Jersey?
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    Apr 22, 2007, 06:11 PM
    If you have a written lease then the rent can't be increased during the term of that lease even if there is a new owner.

    Once the written lease ends then, in most places in NJ, the landlord can increase the rent as much as they think they can get.
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