LSNJ - Past issues of Looking Out for Your Legal Rights

Past issues of Looking Out for Your Legal Rights

Looking Out for Your Legal Rights® is LSNJ's community legal education newsletter. In language that is easy to understand, Looking Out gives you general information about current legal issues and how they may affect you. Available in English and Spanish.

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2025

May 2025

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Renters’ Rights: Ending Your Lease
Voting in New Jersey
What happens if Social Security overpays you?

April 2025

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If You Have Been the Victim of a Crime, New Jersey’s Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO) May Be Able to Help
Renters’ Rights: Sexual Harassment in Housing
Accessing Free and Low-Cost Mental Health Services After Trauma

March 2025

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Renters’ Rights: Discrimination in Housing
Interactions with ICE—Be Prepared
New Jersey Minimum Wage for 2025 Is $15.49 for Most Employees
Applying for NJ FamilyCare

January-February 2025

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Understanding Your 2024 Taxes
Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking in New Jersey
Renters’ Rights: Where to Apply for Affordable Rental Housing and Rental Assistance

2024

2024 Index

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December 2024

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Help With Your Energy and Water Bills

What happens to your personal belongings or mobile home after you are evicted, or move and leave them behind?

November 2024

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Changes to SSI Rules Allow More People to Get Increased Benefits
Ruling Makes It Easier for Juveniles Subject to Megan’s Law to End Lifetime Registration Requirements
Renters’ Rights: My landlord is selling the property—what are my rights?
Disaster Preparedness—Reflecting on Hurricane Sandy: 12 Years Later

October 2024

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What is the difference between a restraining order and a protective order?
The 19 Crimes of Domestic Violence
Renters’ Rights: Is your landlord trying to get back at you by trying to evict you? The Tenant Reprisal Act may apply.
Health Care Coverage Options for College Students
Free COVID-19 Test Available

September 2024

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Eleven Common Misconceptions About Your Employee Rights

Understanding the Different Types of Disability Insurance and Benefits

Renters’ Rights: Grace Period for Rent Payment

Voting in New Jersey

July-August 2024

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School Residency Requirements

Know Your Educational Rights!

Renters’ Rights: My Section 8 is being terminated. What can I do?

June 2024

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Workers’ Rights in New Jersey
Renters’ Rights: Where To Apply for Affordable Rental Housing and Rental Assistance

May 2024

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Know Your Rights When a Child Support Bench Warrant Is Issued for Your Arrest
New Protections for Domestic Workers: An Explanation and Practice Pointers
Renters’ Rights: Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence Under Federal Law

April 2024

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Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA)–Protection for Victims
The Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights
The Summer EBT Program in New Jersey
Renters’ Rights: When Your Landlord Must Notify You if the Property is in a Flood Zone and What Notice is Required

Special Reentry Edition (April 2024)

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Five Most Common Types of Driver’s License Suspensions
Expungement for Victims of Identity Theft/li>
Rights of People Returning Home From Jail/li>
Changes to New Jersey’s Expungement Law Simplify the Filing Process/li>
Know Your Educational Rights!/li>
Understanding Bank Levies/li>
How to Change Your Name in New Jersey

March 2024

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Recent Changes to New Jersey’s Expungement Law Simplify the Filing Process
Emergency Assistance and New Time Limit Extensions
Renters’ Rights: Finding a Place to Rent Using a Referral Agent or Real Estate Broker
Voting in New Jersey
2023 Index

January-February 2024

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Understanding Your 2023 Taxes
New Jersey Minimum Wage for 2024 Is $15.13 for Most Employees
New Program for Mistreated Non-Citizen Workers
Renters’ Rights: What if my lease term expires? Am I still a tenant?

2023

2023 Index

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December 2023

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Nutrition Assistance Programs: SNAP and WIC
2024 Social Security Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
SNAP Eligibility for College Students
Renters’ Rights: An apartment complex has a minimum income requirement. I make enough if you include my voucher. Should I apply?

November 2023

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Help With Your Energy and Water Bills: Many COVID Enhancements to NJ’s Gas and Electric Assistance Programs Are Now Permanent, and New Shut-Off Protections Are In Place
How To Change Your Child’s Name in New Jersey
Your Rights When Your Employer Attempts to Restrict Your Employment Opportunities through a Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreement
Renters’ Rights: The Landlord Must Prove Grounds for Eviction First!

October 2023

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Voting in New Jersey

Service and Support Animals in New Jersey

Recent Changes to Unemployment Law

Renters’ Rights: Tenant Protections for Domestic Violence Victims—NJ Safe Housing Act

September 2023

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School Residency During Family Crisis
Five Most Common Types of Driver’s License Suspensions
Long-Term Care “Bill of Rights” Protects LGBTQI and HIV+ Residents from Discrimination
Renters’ Rights: Changes to the Landlord-Tenant Court Process

July-August 2023

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School Residency Requirements
Know Your Educational Rights!
School Nutrition Programs: Your Child Could Be Eligible
Rights of Homeless Students

June 2023

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Celebrating recent efforts to protect New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ community
How to Change Your Name in New Jersey
Renters’ Rights - Rental Assistance Programs: Where to Look and What to Do if a Landlord Does Not Comply

May 2023

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Hurricane Ida Programs for Renters and Homeowners
Public Benefits and Immigrant Families
The Right to Contraceptive Care

April 2023

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When is an eviction matter confidential?
Siblings’ Bill of Rights aims to preserve sibling relationships during foster care placement
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 23-29
Expungement for Victims of Identity Theft
“One Time Only” PTI rule lifted for prior marijuana-related conditional discharges

March 2023

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Get Ready for the Medicaid Restart
New Jersey Minimum Wage for 2023 is $14.13 for Most Employees
Renters’ Rights: What is a legal rent increase?
2022 Index

January-February 2023

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Understanding Your 2022 Taxes

Available Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking in New Jersey

Sexual Extortion: What You Need To Know

Renters’ Rights: Change to Landlord-Tenant Court Process–What happens if you do not show up at a case management conference?

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