Wishful_Thinking wrote:
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Good luck, and I hope you find a neighborhood you can call home! I hear what you are saying, but since I bought in the Heights (in '08) moving is not an option... I take it you lived west of Summit and south of Manhattan? There are some beautiful homes on Sherman Place, but unless you are right on Ogden near Riverview Park, the Heights can seem like its going nowhere. I'm hoping the efforts by the Riverview Neighborhood Association and the Riverview arts project - farmers market, new coffee shop on Palisade, a concert venue at the "lumberyard" on Palisade create a new vibe for at least part of the Heights. If I didn't orient myself towards the Riverview scene and access to/from Hoboken, I would find nothing in the Heights to like either.

hitchcock wrote:
There are certain things that dogs like a LOT and refuse to drop, even when we're talking well-trained canine. Chicken bones are at the top of that list.

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cwyeth wrote:
Hello All!
My landlady has been giving me a hard time for 5 years.
I would appreciate any input...I had no heat for a week in Nov.. called Housing bureau. She wouldn't discount my rent.

I have asked where my money for security has been for 5 years! (interested bearing account?)

I live in the basement in a bedroom with no windows, I figure I have given her over 70K in rent.

She is threatening me with using my security for her legal fees?

I have personally improved the property value. I have turned a junk yard into an amazing herb, vegetable, and flower garden's.

Any Advice?????
Carrie

Best advice I can give - move out. Give your notice but don't ask for your deposit. Just take a lot of photos to prove you left the apartment in the state you moved in. Wait 30+ days, then hit the landlord for double your original deposit - most are lazy idiots that don't return your deposit within the time mandated by NJ law - 30 days. If they don't return it or the balance within 30 days - they owe you double.....


http://www.rentlaw.com/dep/njreturndeposit.htm

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From the website....................

New Jersey Court and your New Jersey Security deposit
If after 30 days the landlord has not returned your security deposit, you can file a complaint against the landlord in Small Claims Court in the county your unit was in.

The Rent Security Deposit Act states that if the court finds that a landlord wrongfully refused to return all or part of a tenant's security deposit, the court must order the landlord to pay the tenant double the amount of the security deposit if it is not returned at all, or double the amount that the landlord wrongfully deducted from the deposit.

When you file your Small Claims Court complaint, make sure you ask for double the amount of the deposit. If you go to Small Claims Court, also write on the complaint the words ?together with interest and costs of the suit.

You might just get the interest and the money that it cost you to file the complaint.

If you hired an attorney, the court should also award you reasonable attorney's fees

JCGirl09 wrote:
Actually - I manage to get things out of my dog's mouth all the time. It's called a simple command of "drop it". Or, bring a treat for the dog that will entice him or her to drop the nasty chicken bone.

Vigilante wrote:

Actually, my dog's poop is in retaliation for all the chicken bones.

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....considering lack of adequate garbage space and presence of many inconsiderate fried chicken lovers, this will continue...

Believe me, the people who drop trash on the sidewalk don't give a crap about "adequate garbage space".

JCGirl09 wrote:
Why does this seem easy to me? If you see your dog eating a chicken bone, stop them...

One trip to the vet two years ago cost me $147.00 to find out the bones got lodged in my dogs intestines.

crushthedemoniac wrote:

Welcome to Jersey City

DouglasReynholm wrote:
Went today for lunch, had the Park n 6th and it was a 8 out of 10, lots of brisket, juicy, tons of mozz and the bread was crunchy. BUT, it took 15 minutes to make bc they only made one for the previous order and forgot about mine. They did apologize, but where's the offer for a free soda or something, especially for new business. And the music sucked. And the door kept opening letting the cold air in and it would not close if you did not shut it behind you, which many a rude and inconsiderate people do. And they need one or two more tables. To me, it's too cold to eat inside unless they fix that door.

betterIN_JC wrote:
ok... So here I hear a lot of complaints but they have been doing this for years. Cops dont seem to do anything and the numerous complaints dont do anything. So aside from paying the goons, what really should we be doing here? If they are violating state law, should their operators licensed not be revoked? or is this just another JC thing where the law doesnt apply?

ripple wrote:
I've often thought that if a few friends and I were bored enough, it would be fun to mess with the towing guys for an afternoon. Park the car in the BJ's lot, start walking toward the mall, turn around and run back to the car the second you step out of the parking lot, rinse and repeat. Use multiple cars to keep them on their toes.

Also, if it is really "illegal to tow a vehicle 'without having been specifically requested to tow such vehicle by the owner of the property", then this whole towing business is illegal, unless the is tower actually calls someone in the store every time they're about to tow someone, and even then the practice runs counter to the spirit of the law.

Scottacus wrote:
Really looking forward to trying this place... but I do have mixed feelings that they actually have a sandwich named Joe the Plumber.

GrovePath wrote:

Over 500 kids at each school were involved - sounds like more than a few bad apples!


Would anything like tis ever happen at an "alternative" school?

Couldn't be both gang and race related? Can both sides crimes be treated as hate crimes?

Garfield0926 wrote:
These kids are training early for jail riots.

Snapple wrote:
Why is that every other city I've been to has relatively odor-free storm sewers on the streets. The ones in JC smell like raw sewage. What's the deal with that?

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landshark wrote:
What is wrong with it? I think it is good to let minors know that if their friend might have alcohol poisoning they can call an ambulance and not worry about getting in trouble for underage drinking.

I don't have the problem with the law but they way it's communicated...up to two friends? what about if you are with 3 friends? Just really weird.

I thought the same thing Tash, every time I see it I'm like WTF what if it was 3, 4 or 5 friends, who gets to pick who gets in trouble and who is cleared from the law. It's a good PSA though.

landshark wrote:
What is wrong with it? I think it is good to let minors know that if their friend might have alcohol poisoning they can call an ambulance and not worry about getting in trouble for underage drinking.