Notice - Landlord Tenant - Pilot Program for Some In-Person Trial Calendars in the Camden Vicinage to Start October 2022

LANDLORD TENANT -- PILOT PROGRAM FOR SOME IN-PERSON TRIAL CALENDARS IN THE CAMDEN VICINAGE TO ST ART OCTOBER 2022 The Supreme Court has authorized a pilot program for limited in-person landlord tenant trial calendars in the Camden Vicinage, starting on or after October 31, 2022.

On or after October 31, 2022, the Camden Vicinage will schedule in person landlord tenant trial calendars where the landlord is represented by the law firm of Greenblatt, Lieberman, Richards & Weishoff, LLC. This firm represents apartment complexes, management companies, and individual landlords in approximately 45% of Camden's pending landlord tenant cases. All case management conferences in those cases conducted before the trial date will continue to be conducted virtually. The notice issued after such case management conference will inform the parties of the date and the in-person format of their trial. Tenants in those cases will have the option to participate virtually upon request. The number of matters listed for trial for each session, whether to be conducted in person or virtually, will continue to be modest.

The Judiciary will monitor decorum, appearance rates, and outcomes for both in-person and virtual landlord tenant matters and will consider such data, as well as stakeholder feedback, in determining whether to continue, revise, or expand the pilot program. Additional information will be posted on the Judiciary's website, including on the Camden webpage: Camden Vicinage (njcourts.gov)