Christopher B. asked

⚖️  Law

I'm a restaurant owner in NJ. My landlord breached our settlement agreement by not fixing the roof and parking lot by August. I withheld rent to force repairs, but now he's threatening to terminate my lease if I don't pay the withheld rent in 10 days. I want to terminate the lease due to his breach, but there's one more year left on the lease, and he might demand nearly $100,000 for the remaining year. What can I do to safely terminate the lease?

March 14th, 2023

Ashley V. answered

If your landlord has breached the settlement agreement by not fulfilling his obligation to repair th...

March 14th, 2023

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