Blatant tenant hostility towards landlords, widespread neglect and wholesale abandonment of properties, and a critical shortage of housing accommodations for low- and moderate-income tenants for all symptoms, in Professor Rose's view, of the current legal relationship between landlords and tenants—an unworkable anachronism dangerously maladjusted to social, economic, and political realities. This book describes in detail the patterns by which myriad inequities have been woven into the law, and suggests some remedies. It provides, in plain language, a comprehensive and up-to-date manual of the rights and liabilities of landlords and tenants. A basic reference work for anyone concerned with landlord-tenant relations.
JEROME G. ROSE is Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning at Rutgers University. In 1948 he received an A.B. with Distinction in Government from Cornell University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1951. He is an attorney and was a member of the Bar of the State of New York. He was a licensed Professional Planner in the State of New Jersey and was a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He retired in 1996.
While on the faculty of the Department of Urban Planning, Professor Rose taught courses in Land Use Law, Environmental Law and Municipal Law. During that period he won several university and school awards for excellence in teaching.
For twenty years he was Editor-in-Chief of the Real Estate Law Journal, a quarterly review of developments in the fields of real estate law, taxation and finance. He was a member of the Princeton Regional Planning Board for 8 years. He had been a consultant to many municipal and state government agencies on matters relating to housing and land use control. He has written 8 books and over 70 articles.
