Marini v. Ireland

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Haneman, J.

This matter concerns the appealability of County District Court landlord and tenant dispossess judgments; the scope of a landlord’s duty to make repairs; and the right to offset the cost of such repairs against accruing rent on the failure of the landlord to make same, if found to be required.

On or about April 2, 1969, plaintiff, landlord, and defendant, tenant, entered into a one-year lease for an apartment located in a two-family duplex building at 503-B Rand Street, Camden, New Jersey. The annual rent of $1,140 was agreed to be paid in…