TestFor many tattoo businesses, the termination of a tattoo artist often results in an unfortunate consequence of disparagement, better known as “trash-talking.” The extent of the trash talking has become even more severe than simply telling clients that the other shop does “shoddy” work. With the use of social media, such sites as, Twitter, Facebook and Yelp have helped disgruntled tattoo artists gain greater access to the public and advance their “evil will.”
On December 8, 2011, the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Lou Greenwald, D-Camden, and Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, R-Morris and Passaic, that seeks to extend the expiration date of the “Permit Extension Act of 2008.” Under the current law, the extension is set to expire on December 31, 2012. If approved, the extension would now expire on December 31, 2014.
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, many business owners that rent commercial or retail space are looking for answers concerning flood damage clean up and reimbursement of costs. Similarly, landlords have questions concerning their responsibilities and obligations to tenants. Both tenants and landlords should be looking to the lease for some direction and answers.
New Jersey Realtors have a new reason to be more diligent in their dealings with clients and listing properties for sale. If Realtors are not already doing so, they will now need to conduct a more thorough investigation and questioning of their clients prior to listing a property for sale, and during the showing of homes for potential purchase. A Realtor’s reliance on a “Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement” concerning the facts of a property, such as age of the home, the physical, mechanical and structural condition of the home, and neighborhood facts (such as whether in a flood zone, or particular school system), may no longer protect Realtors from liability under New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA).
