If you want to file a complaint of eviction in Landlord Tenant Court or if you are a tenant that has been served with a complaint for eviction in Essex County, you need an attorney. Not only can the court system be confusing, but landlord tenant laws are even more confusing. For example, if you are a landlord and you file a complaint in Landlord Tenant Court without complying with New Jersey notice requirements, your complaint may be dismissed. If you are a tenant and you have been served with a complaint, you may not be aware of some of the defenses that you may have to the complaint.
Our New Jersey lawyers have frequently appeared in Essex County Landlord Tenant Courts to represent clients in landlord-tenant matters. With satellite offices in Montclair, New Jersey, The Cintron Firm is able to serve all Essex County communities, including Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Fairfield, Irvington, Livingston, Newark, Nutley, Orange and West Orange.
Essex County New Jersey Landlord Tenant Court
Landlord-tenant matters in Essex County are heard in the Essex County Superior Court of New Jersey, Special Civil Part section. The Essex County Superior Court is located at:
50 West Market Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
The number for the Essex County Special Civil Part Landlord Tenant section is 973-693-5549. The Court is open during normal business hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Directions to Essex County Courthouse
From New Jersey Turnpike:
Get off of the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 15W which is I-280 West. Once on I-280 West, exit at 14B, which is Broad Street/King Boulevard. Make a left at the end of the ramp. Then make a left onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your left.
From Routes 22, 24, 1 & 9 or I-78:
All of these highways join a little north of Newark Airport. Follow signs towards Route 21. Route 21 South becomes McCarter Highway. Make a right turn onto Lafayette Street then make a left turn onto Mulberry Street. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your right.
From Garden State Parkway:
Exit the Parkway via Exit 145 to I-280 East. Once on I-280 East, exit at 14A which is Martin Luther King Boulevard. Make a right at the end of the ramp onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your left.
From Route 3:
Take Route 3 towards the exit for Route 21 South. Route 21 South becomes McCarter Highway. Make a right turn onto Lafayette Street then make a left turn onto Mulberry Street. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your right.
From I-280 East:
Once on I-280 East, exit at 14A which is King Boulevard. Make right at the end of the ramp onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your left.
From I-280 West:
Once on I-280 West, exit at 14B which is Broad Street/King Boulevard. Make left at the end of the ramp. Then make a left onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Proceed and the Courthouse will be on your left.