When the tenant file the complaint again, will the court accept his filing, and go over the same process again, and arrange another court date?
Are there any limits on the number of time he could file, or the limit on duration?

Thanks!

Update:

I went to the court in the court day. It turns out this tenant did not show up. So, the Judge dismissed the case.

Here is my question, if any of you knows the law.
Can the law still accept the case if the tenant decide to file the complaints again?
If yes, then what can I do in the situation of that he failed to come to the court in the first filing?

2. I mailed remaining deposit to him, but he refused to deposit the check. What should I do with the deposit?
Thank you!

Yes, I sent the check by registered mail, and Tenant did receive the mail. You are right that I could not
prove the check in the mail.

As you could tell as well, the complaint is empty. However, he could make anything up, for instance, he could say that
the heat was not enough during his stay. Of course, this was not true. But, what should response to this claim on the court?

Here is the problem. I am trying to make it as short as possible.

I filed an eviction for non-rental-payment. Then before the scheduled
court day, the tenants (family) moved out.

After he moved out, he filed complaints to the county court, and the following is full
contents he wrote in the complaint:
1. Did not comply with written or oral contract
2. Merchandise I received was defective.
3. Gave Landlord security check and was not fully returned.

those are all he said, and without any details. For the 1st and 2nd complaint, I could guess what
he meant, but since there are not any specifics, I don't know what I can start with. For the 3rd one,
I have already returned the remaining security deposit after I deducted the last rental, the fees for filing
eviction. But, he did not deposit the check.

I wrote a reply to the court as requested by the court. After that, the court scheduled a day for me and the tenant to appear.

My question is, should I hire a lawyer for the court appearance?

In addition, while we are waiting for the court appearance, the tenant asked a collecting agency, and ask me to pay $268.54 for settlement,
I don't know where he got this amount, but what should I do the response the debt collect agent?

Since this is first time for me as landlord to deal with this kind of situation, so, I am thinking to hire a lawyer, and to completely resolve the case

Any thoughts? Thanks for your input.

I am looking for a reliable Landlord/Tenant Lawyer in Jersey city.
I am a Landlord.
Appreciate your recommendation.

The tenant has grand floor and 2nd floor, I got 3rd floor. He has his own furnace which is using gas and covers both of his floors. He also has his own elec meter, but it doesn?t cover grand floor. Grand floor is treated as common area that I pay for.

What if the room temperature can be reached to the legal requirement by the regular gas heat, and the tenant still want to use the electric base board?

Here is the thing: The tenant pays the gas heat, and I pay the electric bill. So, if guest uses electric base board heat, I would have to pay the bill. So, that?s why the previous owner has always turned off the base board heat.

The regular heart is working fine, although I am not sure what temperature degree is. However, The downstairs (Ground floor) tenant wants to use electric base board as well for warmer. The base board is currently not working, and based on the previous owner, the tenant should not use it, since the regular heat should be enough.

My question is, can I refuse the tenant?

Thanks for advice.