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When a tenancy has gone wrong, the eviction is only as fast as the paperwork behind it. Extra Property Management runs the full eviction process for rental owners across New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania — serving the correct notice, filing in the right court, coordinating the attorney, and seeing the case through to a lockout. We are a licensed, Trenton-based team with over 330 five-star Google reviews, and we handle evictions the way owners wish they never had to: cleanly and by the book.
We provide eviction services throughout our service area: Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Burlington, Hunterdon, and western Monmouth Counties in New Jersey, plus Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
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Eviction is a legal process with strict rules, and one wrong notice can send you back to the start. Here are the five steps we handle for you — whether your rental is in New Jersey or Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The best outcome, though, is never filing at all: rigorous tenant screening and disciplined rent collection keep most of our owners out of court in the first place.
Before anything is filed, we confirm the case is ready: the lease, the ledger of what is owed, the property's registration status, and whether the deposit and prior notices were handled correctly. A missing rental-registration certificate or a defective deposit disclosure can get a valid case dismissed, so we catch those problems first — not at the courthouse.
Most evictions require written notice before a complaint can be filed. In New Jersey that means the correct Notice to Cease or Notice to Quit for the specific just cause. In Pennsylvania it means a Notice to Quit under the Landlord and Tenant Act — typically 10 days for nonpayment — unless the lease properly waives it. We draft and serve the right notice so the clock starts cleanly.
New Jersey landlord-tenant cases are filed with the Superior Court, Special Civil Part, in the county where the property sits. Pennsylvania cases go to the local Magisterial District Court covering your Bucks County property. We prepare and file the complaint, track the court fees, and make sure service on the tenant is done properly so the hearing date holds.
In New Jersey, an LLC or corporate landlord must be represented by a licensed attorney in landlord-tenant court — you cannot appear for the entity yourself. We coordinate that attorney, prepare the exhibits, and manage the hearing date. In Pennsylvania district court, we present the ledger, notice, and lease the judge needs to rule.
If the court rules for you, we pursue the judgment for possession, request the warrant of removal (NJ) or the order and writ of possession (PA), and schedule the lockout with the court officer or constable if the tenant still will not leave. We then coordinate the turnover and get the unit re-rent-ready — so the process ends with a paying tenant, not just an empty unit.
New Jersey is one of the most tenant-protective states in the country. Under the Anti-Eviction Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1), a landlord can only remove a tenant for specific "just causes" such as nonpayment of rent, cases go through the Superior Court's Special Civil Part, and a business-entity landlord must appear through an attorney. Pennsylvania works under the older Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, with cases heard by Magisterial District Judges and a Notice to Quit that can sometimes be waived in the lease. The notice periods, the court, the forms, and the officer who performs the lockout are all different across the river — and mixing them up is the most common reason an eviction stalls.
An eviction is stressful, expensive, and easy to get wrong. These are the owners we most often help.
If you hold rentals in an LLC, S-corp, or trust, New Jersey courts will not let you represent the entity yourself — you need an attorney. We already have that relationship, so the requirement never becomes a scramble the day before a hearing.
If you cannot be at a Trenton or Doylestown courthouse on a weekday morning, an eviction from a distance is nearly impossible to run yourself. We are local to both court systems, so you get judgments and updates through your owner portal instead of plane tickets.
Bought a property with a non-paying occupant in place, or took over a self-managed unit that drifted into arrears? We start with a clean case review, fix any notice or registration gaps, and file properly instead of stacking a second defective filing on the first.
For the owners and associations we already manage, eviction is part of the service — we caught the missed payment through rent collection, so the file is complete when it is time to file. HOA boards facing an owner in serious dues delinquency get the same disciplined process.
No one can quote a flat "eviction fee" that fits every case — the cost depends on the court, the attorney, and how far the tenant fights it. Here is the honest shape of it.
Beyond court filing fees, expect an attorney fee for the New Jersey hearing (required for entity owners) plus, if it goes that far, the officer's or constable's lockout fee. For our full-management clients, coordinating the eviction is part of the service with no markup on our time — you pay the actual court and legal costs, laid out before we start. The far larger number in any eviction is the lost rent, which is why screening and fast collection are where the real savings live. Ask about our management fees and how eviction handling fits your plan.
Search "eviction services near me" and you get lawyers who bill by the hour and national services that route your case to a stranger. We are different: a licensed New Jersey and Pennsylvania property manager with a real Trenton office, over 330 five-star Google reviews, and the courthouse experience to file cleanly in both states. We do not just win the judgment — we get the unit turned over, re-screened, and re-rented, because an empty unit does not pay the mortgage any better than a non-paying tenant. When the law requires an attorney, we already have one; when it requires a specific notice, we already know which one.
The whole experience was smooth, professional, and stress-free. The team was responsive and helpful every step of the way.
I had a few properties that became too much to handle on my own. They did an amazing job managing everything and taking care of my tenants with respect.
A reputable company with efficient services and dedicated staff. It was a positive experience from start to finish.
An uncontested nonpayment case usually runs one to three months from filing to lockout, depending on the court's calendar and how quickly notices are served. Contested cases, hardship stays, and adjournments can extend that. Filing correctly the first time is the biggest factor in keeping the timeline short.
In New Jersey, if the property is owned by an LLC, corporation, or other business entity, you must be represented by a licensed attorney in landlord-tenant court — you cannot appear for the entity yourself. Individual owners can self-represent but rarely should. We coordinate the attorney and prepare the case either way.
No. Both New Jersey and Pennsylvania prohibit "self-help" evictions — changing locks, removing belongings, or cutting off utilities to force a tenant out. Doing so exposes you to serious liability. The only lawful removal is through the court, and the final lockout is performed by a court officer or constable, not by the landlord.
Direct costs are court filing fees (roughly $50 to $175 depending on the court and number of defendants), an attorney fee for the hearing, and a lockout fee if it goes that far. We quote those costs before we file. The largest cost is almost always the lost rent, which is why fast filing and strong screening matter most.
We handle evictions throughout our full service area: Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Burlington, Hunterdon, and western Monmouth Counties in New Jersey, plus Bucks County in Pennsylvania. Because we work both states regularly, we know the local courts, notice rules, and officers in each.
In most cases, yes. We start with a case review to confirm the lease, ledger, registration, and prior notices support a clean filing, then take it from there. Many owners who come to us for a single eviction stay on for full management once they see it handled properly. Call 609-800-2060 to talk it through.
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Eviction handling is available throughout every county we manage, in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Available throughout Mercer County — the Special Civil Part in Trenton.
Available throughout Middlesex County — New Brunswick, East Brunswick, and the Route 1 corridor.
Available throughout Burlington County — the Route 130 and river-corridor towns.
Available throughout western Monmouth County — Freehold, Englishtown, and the Route 9 belt.
Available throughout Somerset County — Somerville, Hillsborough, and Manville.
Available throughout Hunterdon County — Flemington, Clinton, and Lambertville.
Available throughout Bucks County — filed with the local Magisterial District Court.
The best way to avoid eviction is to never need it. Start with thorough tenant screening to keep high-risk applicants out, back it with disciplined rent collection so arrears never build, and see how eviction handling fits your plan under our full landlord services. Return to our Trenton property management home to see the complete service area across New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.