Owner’s Lease Renewal Prevents Nonpayment of Rent Eviction

In a recent case, a Section 8 owner wasn’t able evict a nonpaying resident because the owner had renewed the resident’s lease while the resident was in arrears from a previous lease term. According to a New Jersey trial court, the owner’s decision to renew the resident’s lease while there was unpaid rent constituted a waiver of the right to evict the tenant for nonpayment.