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I found this site through a search engine, what is Lord Essex Apartments?
Lord Essex Apartments is a rental apartment complex. It is located at 345 Claremont Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042. New Jersey is located in the United States of America. The USA is located in the North-western hemisphere of planet Earth.
Lord Essex Apartments is an Affiliated Management managed property.
Lord Essex has 4 buildings with a total of 31 garden apartments.
SEE ALSO: Montclair, New Jersey, USA, Wikipedia: Montclair, New Jersey
FAQ entry last updated: February 16, 2023 3:16pm
The Resident Managers of Lord Essex Apartments (345 Claremont Ave, Montclair) also handled Montclair Mews Apartments until July 2023.
The new Resident Managers of The Midland (180 Walnut St, Montclair) handle Montclair Mews since then.
https://www.affiliatedmgmt.com/property/montclair-mews/
All three of them are Affiliated Management properties.
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 10:13am
[ None of the Affiliated Management-managed properties in Montclair are located in Upper Montclair, this is just to answer a FAQ ]
No. Upper Montclair is a neighboorhood in Montclair.
Upper is counted separately in the US Census. The primary Zip Code for Montclair is 07042 and it is 07043 for Upper Montclair. ...but Upper Montclair is part of Montclair, the northern or upper part.
Wikipedia: Upper Montclair, New Jersey
FAQ entry last updated: August 08, 2023 1:59pm
Yes. There is a $25 non-refundable application fee that goes directly to this property. The fee covers the cost of the credit check done by our management company office.
The fee is required for each person that would be living in the apartment, including children that are 18 years of age or older.
Prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, applications had to be completed in person by all parties on the application. Since then, you may request an application to be e-mailed (PDF) or to be postal mailed or faxed to you.
If returning a completed application by e-mail, fax, or USPS/FedEx/UPS, you may the application fee (Lord Essex Apartments only) via PayPal, Venmo, or by mailing/shipping it in via USPS/UPS/FedEx. The application fee is required before the application itself can be submitted. Contact the Resident Managers for additional details.
You can come with a family member, friend, or a realtor that you hired to help you look at apartments, but everything must be done with you directly.
If applying, each person will need:
SEE ALSO:
How much of a security deposit will I have to pay?
what utilities are included with rent?
How much is the rent at your apartment complex?
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 10:32am
1 and ½ month's rent. You pay this when you sign the lease.
SEE ALSO:
Is there an application fee?
what utilities are included with rent?
How much is the rent at your apartment complex?
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 10:26am
Heat & hot water are included.
All apartments have hot water (boiler room) baseboard heat with an on/off thermostat.
You would need to pay a PSE&G electric/gas bill and whatever telephone, TV, and/or Internet access services that you get on your own.
SEE ALSO: What types of Internet access are available?
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 10:34am
The rent for each specific apartment is different depending on whether or not it was renovated, how long the previous tenant(s) lived there, and other factors. If there are any openings (see the Openings page), you'll find information specific to each available apartment there.
We do not know what the rent will be for an apartment, until someone has completed the paperwork required to move out, and decisions are made about what renovations will be done, if any.
When you move in to an apartment, the first month's rent is the pro-rated amount for the part of that month that you'd be living there. If you move in on the 15th, you pay for that day and the rest of that month. You pay this when you get the keys.
SEE ALSO:
Is there an application fee?
How much of a security deposit will I have to pay?
what utilities are included with rent?
How much is the rent at your apartment complex?
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 10:31am
If you're driving, route 23, 280, 3, and 46 are nearby, and the Garden State Parkway crosses through Bloomfield.
NJ Transit and
DeCamp bus lines go through Montclair.
NJ Transit #29 goes down Bloomfield Ave (1 block south, 1 block east)
and #11 stops at Watchung Ave Station.
DeCamp #33 goes to
PABT
or Wall Street in Manhattan.
Note: DeCamp Bus Lines shut down commuter service in August 2020, resumed
limited service June 2021, expanded service November 2021, then shut down
again as of April 7, 2023
The Montclair-Boonton train line goes through Montclair.
NJ Transit: Montclair-Boonton Line,
We're not too far from
NJ Transit train stations
in the area:
1 mile to Walnut Street Station,
1.4-1.7 miles to Watchung Street Station
You could also walk 4 blocks east to Park St, then 1 block north to Walnut St and catch the NJ Transit #28 bus to the Watchung Ave Station.
You can catch an express bus to PABT in NYC from The Willowbrook Mall, which is 4 or 5 miles from here.
If you take 280 East to Newark Penn Station, you can take several NJ Transit trains & busses, the PATH train, and Amtrak trains.
If you take 280 East to the Harrison PATH station, which is close to Newark Penn Station, but less crowded and has large parking lots around it, you can take the the PATH train from there.
If you take 280 East to
NJ Turnpike
north to exit 15X (one exit away),
which is approximately 20 miles from here, you can take many
different NJ Transit train lines and busses:
Secaucus Junction (Frank R Lautenberg Rail Station)
If you take 280 east to the Garden State Parkway south to to the Metropark Station, which is approximately 30 miles from here, you can take Amtrak and NJ Transit trains.
Of course there's always a taxi, Lyft, Uber, etc. also...
FAQ entry last updated: March 20, 2023 12:34pm
There are 31 apartments in this apartment complex.
All apartments are on the first/ground or second floor.
There are 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, and 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartments.
FAQ entry last updated: December 27, 2022 10:39am
Yes, there is a 24/7 laundry room on the premises with coin-op machines.
Only the 3-bedroom apartments have in-unit laundry machines.
Doing that requires extensive (and expensive) work to be done to get
that in the apartment, extensive plumbing work, replacing entire walls, etc.
If necessary - if you have a very large amount of laundry, or have large items to wash such as a comforter, you can also go to one of these laundromats listed below as well. Strongly suggest calling or stopping by (without laundry) first. They change hands from time to time, change hours, ...
FAQ entry last updated: December 27, 2022 12:02pm
US/state/regional newspapers will probably be left outside by a young person on a bicycle
or an adult in a car with a paper route. Contact the newspaper or that delivery
person for details.
Local newspapers are usually delivered by mail.
The Montclair Dispatch
Montclair Local
northjersey.com Montclair / Montclair Times
The Montclair Times online
The Star Ledger
The New York Times
USA Today
For a list of some of the NJ and NYC-area newspapers, see the Info & Links Links/Info page
FAQ entry last updated: December 12, 2023 12:01pm
Sorry, no. Mounting a dish (or anything else) anywhere outside of your apartment is not allowed. This includes the side of the building, the roof, fire escapes, and poles in the ground. If you can somehow put a dish 100% inside your apartment, that of course would be fine, but you'd be the first.
FAQ entry last updated: November 07, 2019 12:22pm
Even though the old rabbit ears antennas are not in use too much any more, nowadays there are all kinds of TV antennas that can pick up HDTV, and many TV stations broadcast their digital signal over-the-air. If you can pick up their signal, you can have free TV after paying the cost of the antenna... and the TV.
An antenna in or near windows facing east (towards NYC) are the best chance of success. We get quite a few with a Mohu Leaf antenna from 2013 (Amazon $40) in one part of our apartment. We get even more with a RCA ANT111E (Amazon $10) and an amplifier in another part of our apartment.
FAQ entry last updated: September 06, 2023 11:16am
Dial-up, Verizon DSL, Comcast Xfinity, and Verizon FiOS are available.
Dial-up
Don't get dial-up.
Verizon DSL
Verizon DSL operates over copper phone wiring, all apartments are ready to go
for that - if nobody disconnected the phone jack closest to where you
want to put your DSL modem/router... The phone jack that you use must
be a "POTS" land-line phone jack which connects to wiring in a garage
or crawlspace below the downstairs apartment. It
will not work with a Verizon FiOS-based jack connected to their equipment
which is usually installed in the front closet. Nowadays, DSL is
essentially considered to be "ancient". It is the least
expensive option and is the slowest option (after dial-up). If
you will be streaming videos, it is probably not the right
choice for you.
Comcast Xfinity (coaxial cable)
Comcast coaxial cable has been wired in to every apartment already.
Unless the previous tenant had Verizon FiOS and they cut the Comcast
cable, you should be ready to go for that. If it was cut, then a
Comcast cable installer will need to re-connect it to their outside wiring.
Verizon FiOS (fiber-optic cable)
The 4 buildings have been wired for Verizon FiOS already.
Wiring originates outside and is run in to your apartment. If an apartment
has never had a tenant in it with active Verizon FiOS service before, the
apartment may need some wiring done when the first person signs up for it.
Generally this takes a Verizon FiOS installer (or two) a few hours to a full
day, depending on how the installation goes and what equipment you need. They
will install a box (ONT), usually in a closet, and then connect everything else
to that. They will also need to run wire from there to an electrical outlet,
and plug in a small rectangular box there.
Which one should I get?
If you are not sure which one you want to get...
Purely based on what type of wiring can handle the most
data, Verizon DSL's copper wiring (thin copper) has the least
capacity, Comcast's coaxial cable (thick copper) has more,
and Verizon FiOS' fiber-optic cable has the most. Each company
offers varying speeds of service for different amounts of $,
though, so that's why everyone's marketing-heavy facts-light
commercials are so confusing. Resident Manager Jason is a
computer/network engineer, feel free to ask him questions if
you have any.
If enough demand is expressed for Lord Essex Apartments to provide WiFi to it's tenants, this is something we could possibly do in the future - Resident Manager Jason has done this professionally many times. At this time, we do not offer Internet access for our tenants.
FAQ entry last updated: December 12, 2023 12:01pm
If you have general questions about paying rent online or how and where to send rent payments, or any general billing questions like that, the Resident Managers can answer any of those questions. If you are a current tenant, look at the Pay Rent page on this site or if you moved in recently, in the binder of info left in your apartment when you moved in for more info.
For specific billing questions, including your balance, you need to speak to someone in the Affiliated Management accounting department (Accounts Receivable). For contact information, look under Contact Contact Information at the top of this page. The Resident Managers do not handle anything billing related at all after your first payment when you move in.
FAQ entry last updated: December 12, 2023 12:02pm
We are too small of a property for there to be someone "manning the phones" 24/7. Leave a message and someone will return your call as soon as possible. If we're not elsewhere on the property at the time, you may get a return call 60 seconds later, but you must leave a message first. If you are looking for an apartment, make sure you say so in your message so the correct person returns your call. Include # of bedrooms, when you would need to move in, and how many people there would be moving in.
E-mail is the best way to reach the Resident Managers. No matter what day or time it is, if we're home or not, we will respond to e-mail whenever we're available to do so. See the Contact Info page.
No, but the Resident Managers live on the premises. If you need to reach them, see Contact Contact Information for more information.
If in doubt, ask the Resident Managers, or Affiliated Management, before they stay here.
Visitors are fine, but there are limits.
Any time someone is house sitting for you or anything like that, please let the Resident Managers know to expect someone they don't know to be there.
Whoever is on the lease for the apartment is 100% responsible for what their visitors do. You must be with them when using any building facilities like the laundry room, garbage/recycling areas outside, etc., they must follow all rules that tenants must follow for this property, and if they cause damage or other issues, the tenant(s) they are staying with will be held responsible for that.
If they are unfamiliar with laws of Montclair, or Essex County, or New Jersey, or the USA, the tenant(s) must help them with that.
Make sure your visitors know that they can only park in your assigned parking space (while you are elsewhere, after you notify us), or in a public parking location, abiding by signs where appropriate (permit only signs, no street parking 2-5am, etc.). If they park in an assigned space in the parking lot for another apartment, their vehicle may be towed away without warning, especially if the Resident Managers don't know who's vehicle it is, and they will have to pay a hefty fine to get it back from an impound lot.
So, if you want to have your friend from school visit you for a month, ask Affiliated Management about that, before they arrive. See the Contact Info page.
Even if it is a girlfriend, boyfriend, or even your adult child, if you want someone to move in with you, let the Resident Managers know, and they can apply just like you did when you moved here. Affiliated Management would then determine if they need to be added to the lease, or complete alternate documentation. After that, no problem, they can move in.
Any roommate not authorized by Affiliated Management is against the rules of the lease and even a girlfriend/wife, boyfriend/husband, it's complicated, significant other, gender-fluid life partner, or family member living with you without permission is potential grounds for eviction - of course everyone would rather them be authorized then have that happen. You can not sub-let (whether you are there or not) to anyone.
FAQ entry last updated: December 12, 2023 12:04pm
If we know an opening is coming up, we will post it on the Openings page. If it's not listed there, then we don't have it available.
We usually don't know that an apartment will become available any more than a month or two in advance. As the former tenant moves out, details will be added to that page such as the renovations that will be done, the exact date they will be finished as it gets closer, and updated pictures.
No.
From the front of the buildings, there are usually 1 or 2 steps up to the entrance for two apartments. Then from there, the downstairs apartment door is right there, or the upstairs apartment is a flight of steps up.
FAQ entry last updated: March 22, 2021 2:35am
Depending on availability, all apartments have an assigned parking space,
rent a garage, or both.
It depends on availability at the time, but generally one parking space
is included, and a second parking space or garage is available for a
monthly fee added to the rent bill.
The Lord Essex Apartments parking lot is a private parking lot. All parking spaces are assigned and are usable by any vehicle that you list for us at move-in time.
There are 30 garages on the property, most are single, some are tandem (double, one in front of the other).
Street parking is available except for 2-5am and when snow covered. For more information, contact:
Always follow ordinances, street signs, and laws related to parking. Our advice does not superceed any of them.
If you need a street parking permit to park all night, go to the Montclair Township Parking Permits page to purchase and print one.
Be aware of parking permit limitations in areas like county roads, such as Bloomfield Ave and Grove St.
Montclair also has a number of public parking lots. In a pinch, you can always take two cars to a public lot, park one in a non-permit space, then come back here. Of course keep an eye out for signs, meters, permits, etc.
FAQ entry last updated: March 21, 2021 11:07pm
The lease, which is used at > 90 apartment complexes, says no pets.
...however, you are allowed to have one or two 100% indoors-only cats. There is currently no fee for having a cat, but you need to notify the Resident Managers before you get a cat, and when you get the cat, give them the cat's name, a picture, and register the cat with Montclair Township.
We are sorry, but dogs are not allowed, no batter the breed, size, or noise level. Not even to visit. There should never be any dogs anywhere on Lord Essex Apartments property, not even walkways or the parking lot outside.
Due to the risk of one leaking, fish tanks are not allowed. A fish bowl would be fine.
For any other pets, contact Affiliated Management to check, in advance.
At this time, there is no pet deposit or fee at Lord Essex, but you would be required to remove all traces of your pet before moving out. That is, extensive cleaning, ensuring that no future tenant with allergies would be effected by it. If repairs had to be made or a cleaning company had to be hired because you had a pet in the apartment, then those charges would be passed along to you.
FAQ entry last updated: April 29, 2023 1:10am
If the apartment is on the bottom floor, you would not need to get rugs or carpeting.
If it is on the 2nd floor and is not already carpeted (some are), you would need to get area rugs or carpeting to cover at least 80% of the floor.
FAQ entry last updated: April 29, 2023 1:01am
A "mini" dishwasher is 18 inches wide. A full-sized dishwasher is 24 inches wide. The only difference is the width, the mini one obviously holds less dishes than a full-sized one.
FAQ entry last updated: March 22, 2021 2:30am
Double-hung, two pane, vinyl windows. Tilt in for cleaning.
FAQ entry last updated: March 22, 2021 2:28am
Contact Montclair Public Schools for details:
https://www.montclair.k12.nj.us/
Phone: 973-509-4000
See also: Wikipedia: Montclair Public Schools
FAQ entry last updated: March 22, 2021 2:25am
Renter's insurance is not required, but it is highly recommended.
If you do end up renting an apartment here, ask the Resident Managers for more information about renter's insurance.
FAQ entry last updated: March 22, 2021 2:18am
Resident Manager Ann is Ann. No e.
FAQ entry last updated: December 06, 2020 3:47pm
Jason & Ann, The Resident Managers of Lord Essex Apartments were 2-dose vaccinated, then boosted, then received the updated bi-valent booster. If an annual booster becomes available similar to how the flu-shot is handled, they will get that as well.
If the CDC and/or State of NJ Dept of Health and/or Montclair, NJ Health Department determine that masks are mandatory again due to COVID-19 numbers at that time, or a new highly contagious variant, we will follow their recommendations. Although COVID-19 still exists, as this is written, the state of emergency for all parties involved has ended and Affiliated Management no longer requires masks for Affiliated Management, Inc office staff, Affiliated Development, Inc (ADI) carpenters & masons, apartment complex/building Resident Managers, or contractors.
They will usually have a mask available to them anyway, but if you would like them to wear a mask during an apartment showing, let them know in advance of the appointment.
If you will be seeing an occupied apartment and would us to ask the current resident(s) to wear a mask, or wait outside if they are unwilling or unable to do so, we can certainly ask.
FAQ entry last updated: April 29, 2023 12:53am
Montclair Water Bureau & Sewer Utility:
973-744-4600
Montclair Township - 2022 Drinking Water Quality Report
2022 Water Quality Report (PDF)
Montclair & Glen Ridge Annual Drinking Water Quality Report 2021 (PDF)
njwatercheck.com: Montclair Water Bureau
EWG Tap Water Database 2021 Update - Montclair Water Bureau
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC)
973-835-3600
After the Nutley large water main break in October of 2022, temporary water supplies were set up. Montclair received extra gallons per minute from New Jersey American Water Company and hooked up Montclair fire hydrants across streets to neighboring towns' fire hydrants. Then a more long term/higher supply backup connection was set up by digging channels through Grove St and making a connection to Passaic Valley Water Commission. As long as that connection is maintained, Montclair has a high capacity backup in case of future issues.
FAQ entry last updated: November 30, 2023 10:08am
No.
It was assumed not, but the main water supply pipe coming in to Lord Essex from Montclair Township was "officially" confirmed to not be lead when the Montclair Township Water Bureau had the Lord Essex water meter replaced in 2023.
Affiliated Management has had a testing company do lead water testing at Lord Essex. Samples were taken in multiple locations in multiple buildings, high elevation, low elevation, etc.
All water pipes in Lord Essex buildings, or underground between Lord Essex buildings, that the Resident Managers have directly seen in utility rooms, garages, and inside walls during apartment renovations and repairs, have all been copper or PEX (a type of flexible plastic).
For information about pipes outside of Lord Essex, those running underground below Claremont Ave, N Mountain Ave, Upper Mountain Ave, Bloomfield Ave, and those coming to and from township water suppliers, contact the Montclair Township Water Bureau.
Montclair Water Bureau & Sewer Utility
973-744-4600
SEE ALSO:
Where does Montclair get it's water?
NJ DEP: Lead Exposure Reduction
FAQ entry last updated: November 30, 2023 10:19am
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