A New Jersey landlord is challenging Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing tenants to use their security deposits to pay their rent during the coronavirus crisis.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Matthew Johnson claims the governor’s order violates his constitutional rights and the contract he signed with his tenant for a $600 security deposit at his rental property in Cherry Hill, according to a statement released by New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan legal group that filed the suit Tuesday.