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Since March 2024, New Jersey sellers must answer flood questions on the state property condition disclosure statement, and the rest of the duty still runs on common law. This post explains what seller disclosure in New Jersey actually requires: the Weintraub v. Krobatsch latent defect rule, why the disclosure form is where sellers create their own liability, the limits courts have placed on the duty, the flood disclosure law, and the steps that prevent a post-closing lawsuit.

A default judgment in New Jersey can be entered against you in a case you never knew about, and most people find out when a bank account is frozen. This post walks through the two-step process under R. 4:43, why the window before judgment enters is worth so much, the six grounds for relief under R. 4:50-1 and their deadlines, the excusable neglect and meritorious defense standard, and what to do the week you find out. From the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont.

A meritorious case can be lost before anyone reaches the facts. The affidavit of merit in New Jersey requires a sworn expert statement within 60 days of each defendant's answer, and the statute reaches architects, engineers, accountants, attorneys, land surveyors and more, not just doctors. This post covers the deadline, why missing it means dismissal with prejudice, why the Ferreira conference will not save you, and the exceptions that genuinely exist. From the Law Offices o

A defendant who hides from a process server buys time, not immunity. Learn how service of process in New Jersey works when personal service fails, including substituted service by certified mail, court ordered service by email or social media, and service by publication under the New Jersey Court Rules.