NEW JERSEY WINDOW GUARD LEASE ADDENDUM:

From the New Jersey Apartment Association. Should be made a part of all new leases.


Suggested language provided by Tracey Goldstein, Esq. - Feinstein Raiss Kelin & Booker LLC of West Orange, NJ.


The tenant may have window guards installed by the landlord in the tenant's apartment and the public halls, provided that: (1) the tenant makes a written request to the landlord for such installation; and (2) a child 10 years of age or younger resides in the apartment or are regularly present in the apartment for a substantial period of time; and (3) the tenant’s apartment is located higher than the first floor. Tenants living on the first floor may only request window guards on windows in public halls above the first floor to which persons in the tenant's unit have access without having to exit the building. Window guards shall not be installed on any window giving access to a fire escape. No tenant shall obstruct or interfere with the installation of the window guards and no tenant shall remove or otherwise render ineffective such window guards. The tenant shall grant the landlord access to the apartment to inspect each window guard in the apartment. Any expenditures made by the landlord in connection with installation and maintenance of the window guards shall be deemed to be capital improvement costs, which may be, at the landlord’s option, passed onto the tenant. These costs shall be considered additional rent.