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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-3 - Forcible detainer defined

2A:39-3. Forcible detainer defined
No person lawfully or peaceably entering upon or into any real property shall hold or keep the same with force; and whatever words or circumstances, conduct or actions, as will make an entry forcible under this chapter shall also make a detainer forcible.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-4 - Unlawful detainer defined

2A:39-4. Unlawful detainer defined
If any tenant or other person in possession of any real property under a tenant, shall willfully and without force, hold over any such real property after demand and notice in writing given for the delivery of the possession thereof by a lessor or the person to whom the remainder or reversion of such real estate shall belong, such tenant or other person, so holding over, shall be guilty of an unlawful detainer.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-5 - Unlawful detainer; notice

2A:39-5. Unlawful detainer; notice
A person taking possession of real property, without the consent of the owner or without color of title, and willfully and without force holding or detaining the same after demand and written notice given for the delivery of the possession thereof, by the owner or person entitled to possession or right to possession shall be guilty of an unlawful detainer.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-6 - Actions cognizable before Superior Court

2A:39-6. Actions cognizable before Superior Court
2A:39-6. Any forcible unlawful entry and detainer, forcible detainer and unlawful detainer as defined in this chapter shall be cognizable before the Superior Court, and the court may hear and determine an action therefor in a summary manner.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1971,c.227,s.3; 1991,c.91,s.86.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-7 - Title not inquired into; defense of 3 years possession

2A:39-7. Title not inquired into; defense of 3 years possession
Title shall not be an issue in any action commenced under this chapter. 3 years peaceable possession by the defendant shall be a defense to the action.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:39-8 - Recovery of damages and possession of property; treble damages in lieu of possession

2A:39-8. Recovery of damages and possession of property; treble damages in lieu of possession
In any action under this chapter, a plaintiff recovering judgment shall be entitled to possession of the real property and shall recover all damages proximately caused by the unlawful entry and detainer including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. When a return to possession would be an inappropriate remedy, treble damages shall be awarded in lieu thereof. The judgment may be enforced against either party in a summary manner by any process necessary to secure complete compliance therewith, including the payment of the costs.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1971, c. 227, s. 4, eff. June 21, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-1 - Gaming transactions unlawful

2A:40-1. Gaming transactions unlawful
All wagers, bets or stakes made to depend upon any race or game, or upon any gaming by lot or chance, or upon any lot, chance, casualty or unknown or contingent event, shall be unlawful.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-2 - Liability of stakeholder or person receiving wager

2A:40-2. Liability of stakeholder or person receiving wager
Whoever pays, delivers or deposits any money, property or thing in action upon the event of any wager or bet prohibited by this chapter or by any law of this state, may sue for and recover the same of the winner, or person to whom the same shall be paid or delivered, or of the stakeholder or other person in whose hands the same shall be deposited, or any part thereof, whether or not the same shall have been delivered or paid over by such depositary or stakeholder and whether or not any such wager or bet be lost.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-3 - Gaming transactions, obligations and securities void

2A:40-3. Gaming transactions, obligations and securities void
All promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, contracts, judgments, mortgages, leases or other securities or conveyances which shall be made, given, entered into or executed by any person, the whole or part of the consideration of which is for any money, property or thing in action whatsoever laid, won or bet in violation of section 2A:40-1 of this title, or for reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced to help or facilitate such violation, shall be utterly void and of no effect.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-4 - Transfer of property on gaming consideration to vest title in heirs or representatives of transferor

2A:40-4. Transfer of property on gaming consideration to vest title in heirs or representatives of transferor
If any sale, conveyance, lease or mortgage of either real or personal estate as is made void by section 2A:40-3 of this title shall be made, the same shall inure to the use of the heirs or legal representatives of the vendor, lessor or mortgagor, and shall vest the whole estate and interest so attempted to be transferred in such property, to all intents and purposes, in such heirs or legal representatives in the same manner as though the vendor, bargainor, lessor or mortgagor had died intestate. All conveyances or other devices made to evade this section shall be utterly void.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-5 - Action by loser to recover money or property lost at gaming, with costs; limitation

2A:40-5. Action by loser to recover money or property lost at gaming, with costs; limitation
If any person shall lose any money, goods, chattels or other valuable thing, in violation of section 2A:40-1 of this title, and shall pay or deliver the same or any part thereof to the winner, or to any person to his use, or to a stakeholder, such person may sue for and recover such money, or the value of such goods, chattels, or other valuable thing, from such winner, or from such depositary, or from such stakeholder, whether the same has been delivered or paid over by such stakeholder or not, in a civil action provided such action is brought within 6 calendar months after payment or delivery.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-6 - Informer action to recover money or property lost at gaming; limitation; costs

2A:40-6. Informer action to recover money or property lost at gaming; limitation; costs
If the person who shall lose and pay such money, or lose and deliver such thing or things as aforesaid, shall not, within the time aforesaid, without collusion, sue for the money or other thing or things so lost and paid, or delivered, any other person may sue for and recover the same, with costs of suit, from such winner, depositary or stakeholder as aforesaid; the one moiety thereof to the use of the person suing for the same, and the other moiety to the use of the state; provided the action is instituted within 6 calendar months from and after the expiration of the time limited in section 2A:40-5 of this title for the loser to sue for the same.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-7 - Discovery of money or property lost at gaming

2A:40-7. Discovery of money or property lost at gaming
Every person who, under this chapter, shall or may be liable to be sued for moneys or other things so won, paid or deposited, as aforesaid, shall make discovery pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction either before or after action is commenced, concerning the money or other things so won, paid or deposited.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-8 - Penalty for erecting, etc., lottery; action by common informer; disposition of penalty; jurors and witnesses

2A:40-8. Penalty for erecting, etc., lottery; action by common informer; disposition of penalty; jurors and witnesses
No person shall, within this state, publicly or privately, erect, set up, open, make or draw any lottery prohibited by the laws of this state; and any person so doing shall forfeit, for each such offense, a penalty of $2,000, to be recovered with costs in a civil action by any person who shall sue for the same.
Of each and every penalty recovered under this section there may be appropriated a portion, which shall not exceed 1% of such penalty, to be assessed by the jury hearing the cause, or by the court if the cause be determined without a jury, to the informer, and the residue of such penalty not so appropriated to the informer shall be appropriated to the use of the county in which the action for the recovery thereof shall have been prosecuted.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40-9 - Conveyances or transfers of property in pursuance of lottery void

2A:40-9. Conveyances or transfers of property in pursuance of lottery void
Every conveyance or other transfer of any property, real or personal, made in pursuance of any lottery prohibited by the laws of this state, shall be void and of no effect.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40A-1 - Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, servicing or security of building, highway, railroad, appurtenance and appliance; invalidity

2A:40A-1. Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, servicing or security of building, highway, railroad, appurtenance and appliance; invalidity
A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to a contract, agreement or purchase order, relative to the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, servicing, or security of a building, structure, highway, railroad, appurtenance and appliance, including moving, demolition, excavating, grading, clearing, site preparation or development of real property connected therewith, purporting to indemnify or hold harmless the promisee against liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused by or resulting from the sole negligence of the promisee, his agents, or employees, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable; provided that this section shall not affect the validity of any insurance contract, workmen's compensation or agreement issued by an authorized insurer.
L.1981, c. 317, s. 1, eff. Dec. 3, 1981. Amended by L.1983, c. 107, s. 1, eff. March 14, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40A-2 - Architect, engineer, surveyor of agents for damages, claims, losses or expenses arising out of preparation or approval of maps, opinions, change orders, designs or specifications, or giving of or failure to give directions or instructions; invalidity

2A:40A-2. Architect, engineer, surveyor of agents for damages, claims, losses or expenses arising out of preparation or approval of maps, opinions, change orders, designs or specifications, or giving of or failure to give directions or instructions; invalidity
A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to a contract, agreement or purchase order, whereby an architect, engineer, surveyor or his agents, servants, or employees shall be indemnified or held harmless for damages, claims, losses or expenses including attorneys' fees caused by or resulting from the sole negligence of an architect, engineer, surveyor or his agents, servants, or employees and arising either out of (1) the preparation or approval by an architect, engineer, surveyor or his agents, servants, employees or invitees, of maps, drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, change orders, designs or specifications, or (2) the giving of or the failure to give directions or instructions by the architect, engineer, surveyor or his agents, servants or employees; provided such giving or failure to give is the cause of the damage, claim, loss or expense, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
L.1981, c. 317, s. 2, eff. Dec. 3, 1981. Amended by L.1983, c. 107, s. 2, eff. March 14, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40A-3 - Inapplicability of act to railroads, and state and state agencies

2A:40A-3. Inapplicability of act to railroads, and state and state agencies
This act shall not apply to a covenant, promise or agreement made directly with a railroad relative to construction, alteration, repair, maintenance or access upon, under or across the right of way of an operating railroad. This act shall not apply to any contract, agreement, understanding or purchase order to which the State of New Jersey or any of its departments, agencies, or authorities is a party.
L.1981, c. 317, s. 3, eff. Dec. 3, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:40A-4 - Date of application

2A:40A-4. Date of application
This act shall take effect with respect to covenants, promises, agreements or understandings which are subject hereof made or executed from and after the effective date of this act.
L.1981, c. 317, s. 4, eff. Dec. 3, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:41A-2 - Receipt of documents by Secretary of State; duties

2A:41A-2. Receipt of documents by Secretary of State; duties
The Secretary of State is hereby designated as the officer to receive all documents deposited pursuant to articles 6 and 7 of the interpleader compact. The Secretary of State is also directed hereby to act as the repository for all such documents and to keep and make available upon request a complete list of the States with which this State is party to the interpleader compact, together with such other information as may be in his possession concerning the status of such compact in respect to enactment and withdrawals therefrom.
L.1957, c. 97, p. 192, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:41A-3 - Executive head defined; duties of governor on receipt of notice of adoption from another state

2A:41A-3. Executive head defined; duties of governor on receipt of notice of adoption from another state
As used in paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact, the phrase "executive head" shall mean the Governor of this State. In the event that the Governor shall take any action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of such interpleader compact, he shall promptly notify the Secretary of State and shall deposit with him copies of any and all official communications and documents relating to such action. The Governor shall take appropriate action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact so as not to become party thereto with any State not recognized by the United States of America or with any State the features of whose legal system make the equitable operation of said compact impractical.
L.1957, c. 97, p. 192, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-1 - Landlord's lien for rent; amount; taking goods or chattels to satisfy

2A:42-1. Landlord's lien for rent; amount; taking goods or chattels to satisfy
No goods or chattels whatsoever, in or upon any real property leased for any term of life or lives, year or years, at will or otherwise, shall be liable to be taken, by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process, unless the party suing out the same shall, before the removal of such goods or chattels from the premises by virtue of such process, pay to the landlord of such premises all rent, not exceeding 1 year's rent, due for such premises at the time of the taking of such goods or chattels by virtue of such process, or which shall have accrued up to the day of the removal of the goods and chattels from the premises. If by the terms of the tenancy, the day of payment of the rent shall not have arrived, a rebate of interest shall be made on the sum not payable.
If the arrears of rent shall exceed 1 year's rent, the party at whose action such process is sued out may, upon paying the landlord 1 year's rent, proceed to execute his process.
The sheriff or other officer shall levy and pay to the plaintiff, as well the money so paid for rent as the money to be made by virtue of such process.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-2 - Levy subject to landlord's lien; time of sale; notice

2A:42-2. Levy subject to landlord's lien; time of sale; notice
If any goods or chattels, in or upon any real property as provided by section 2A:42-1 of this title, shall be taken by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process and removed from the premises, the same shall not be sold by the sheriff or other officer so taking and removing them until 10 days after such removal, and not then unless the party at whose action such goods or chattels are so taken shall, before the sale thereof, pay to the landlord of such premises, such sum as he may be entitled to receive for rent under the provisions of said section 2A:42-1, provided the landlord shall, before the expiration of the 10 days above-mentioned, give notice to the sheriff or other officer holding such process of the amount of rent in arrear, and claim the same. Such notice may be served by delivering the same to the sheriff or other officer, or by leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-3 - Goods and chattels removed openly and in daytime; notice to defendant

2A:42-3. Goods and chattels removed openly and in daytime; notice to defendant
No such goods and chattels shall be removed from the leased premises by the sheriff or other officer, except openly and in the daytime, and not then unless such officer shall, at the time of such removal, give notice thereof to the defendant, or, in his absence, to some person of his family residing on such premises, of such removal.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-4 - Undertenant's liability for rent

2A:42-4. Undertenant's liability for rent
When premises shall be underlet by any tenant, the undertenant shall be liable to the lessor or landlord for the rent which shall accrue from and after notice in writing served for that purpose upon the undertenant, or which shall be unpaid by the undertenant at the time of such notice, and the lessor or landlord shall have all the remedy for the recovery of the same by distress; but the rent to be paid by such undertenant shall in no case exceed the amount agreed to be paid by the first tenant. If only a part of the premises shall be underlet, payment shall be required only for the part underlet, at a rate proportioned to the rent agreed to be paid by the first tenant or lessee.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-5 - Holding over by tenant after giving notice of quitting; double rent recoverable

2A:42-5. Holding over by tenant after giving notice of quitting; double rent recoverable
If a tenant of real estate shall give notice of his intention to quit the premises by him held at a time specified in such notice, and shall not deliver up the possession of such real estate at the time specified in the notice, such tenant, his executors or administrators, shall, from such time, pay to his landlord or lessor, his heirs or assigns, double the rent which he should otherwise have paid, to be levied, sued for and recovered at the same times and in the same manner as the single rent before the giving of such notice could be levied, sued for and recovered. Such double rent shall continue to be paid during all the time such tenant shall continue in possession after the giving of such notice.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-6 - Willful holding over by tenant after expiration of term; notice to deliver possession; penalty

2A:42-6. Willful holding over by tenant after expiration of term; notice to deliver possession; penalty
When a tenant for any term or any other person coming into possession of any real estate by, from or under, or by collusion with such tenant, willfully holds over any such real estate after the determination of such term and after demand made and notice in writing for delivering the possession thereof, given by his landlord or lessor, or by the person to whom the remainder or reversion of such real estate shall belong, the person so holding over shall, for and during the time he so holds over or keeps the person entitled out of possession of such real estate pay to the person so kept out of possession, his executors, administrators or assigns, at the rate of double the yearly value of the real estate so detained, for so long a time as the same is detained. Such amount shall be recoverable by an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-6.1 - Grace period for payment of rent

2A:42-6.1. Grace period for payment of rent
1. A person to whom rent is due and payable on the first of the month upon a lease or other agreement shall allow a period of five business days grace in which the rent due shall be paid. No delinquency or other late charge shall be made which includes the grace period of five business days.
As used in this section, "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or State or federal holiday.
L.1976,c.100,s.1; amended 2001, c.142, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-6.2 - Violations; disorderly persons

2A:42-6.2. Violations; disorderly persons
Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be a disorderly person.
L.1976, c. 100, s. 2, eff. Oct. 7, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-6.3 - Applicability of act

2A:42-6.3. Applicability of act
3. The provisions of this act shall only be applicable to premises rented or leased by senior citizens receiving Social Security Old Age Pensions, Railroad Retirement Pensions or other governmental pensions in lieu of Social Security Old Age Pensions, and by recipients of Social Security Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income or benefits under Work First New Jersey.
L.1976,c.100,s.3; amended 2001, c.142, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-7 - Action for possession for nonpayment of rent; service of summons

2A:42-7. Action for possession for nonpayment of rent; service of summons
A landlord or lessor to whom 1 year's rent in arrear is due, and who shall have the right to re-enter the demised premises for nonpayment thereof, may without a formal demand or re-entry, institute an action for the possession of such premises. If the summons in the action cannot be served in the usual manner, the landlord or lessor may affix the same upon the demised premises in a conspicuous place thereon, which affixing shall be deemed legal service thereof. The service or affixing shall take the place of a demand and re-entry.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-8 - Judgment and execution bar to relief, except appeal

2A:42-8. Judgment and execution bar to relief, except appeal
A lessee or other person claiming or deriving title under a lease who suffers judgment in said action for possession and execution to be executed thereon, without paying the rent and arrears, together with costs and without filing any complaint for equitable relief within 6 months after the execution is executed, shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or remedy other than by appeal from the judgment, and the landlord or lessor shall, from thenceforth hold the demised premises discharged from the lease.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-9 - Dismissal on payment of rent and costs; resumption of lease

2A:42-9. Dismissal on payment of rent and costs; resumption of lease
If the tenant or his assignee shall at any time before the trial in the action for possession of the demised premises, pay or tender to the lessor or landlord, his executor, administrator or attorney, or pay into the court where the action for possession of the demised premises shall be pending, all the rents and arrears, together with the costs, all further proceedings in the action shall be dismissed. If the lessee, his executors, administrators or assigns, shall be granted equitable relief, he shall have, hold and enjoy the demised lands, according to the lease thereof made, without a new lease being made to him, provided the court shall so adjudge.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10 - Rights of mortgagee; payment of rent and costs

2A:42-10. Rights of mortgagee; payment of rent and costs
Nothing contained in sections 2A:42-7 and 2A:42-8 of this title shall extend to bar the right of a mortgagee of such lease, or any part thereof, who shall not be in possession, if he shall, within 6 months after judgment is obtained and execution executed, pay all rent in arrear, costs and damages sustained by the lessor, or person entitled to the remainder or reversion and perform the covenants and agreements which on the part and behalf of the first lessee should be performed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.1 - Warrant or writ for removal; writ of possession; issuance; stays

2A:42-10.1. Warrant or writ for removal; writ of possession; issuance; stays
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or unit used for dwelling purposes, to which this act is applicable, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for the possession of land, or otherwise, the judge of the court having jurisdiction shall use sound discretion in the issuance of a warrant or writ for removal or writ of possession, and if it shall appear that by the issuance of the warrant or writ the tenant will suffer hardship because of the unavailability of other dwelling accommodations the judge may stay the issuance of the warrant or writ and cause the same to issue at such time as he shall deem proper under the circumstances, but in no case shall such judge stay the issuance of any such warrant or writ for possession for a longer period than 6 months after the date of entry of the judgment of possession; provided, however, that in no case shall the issuance of the warrant or writ be stayed or the stay thereof be longer continued, as the case may be, if the tenant should (a) fail to pay to the landlord all arrears in rent and the amount that would have been payable as rent if the tenancy had continued, together with the accrued costs of the action; or (b) during the stay, fail to continue to pay to the landlord the amount of rent that would be due if the tenancy had continued; or (c) during the stay, become so disorderly as to destroy the peace and quiet of the other tenants living in the same building or in the neighborhood; or (d) during the stay, willfully destroy, damage or injure the premises.
L.1956, c. 81, p. 168, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.2 - Rent payments not to create new tenancy

2A:42-10.2. Rent payments not to create new tenancy
In no event shall any payment made by the tenant to the landlord for continued occupancy of any premises or unit, as provided in section 1 of this act, be deemed to create a new tenancy.
L.1956, c. 81, p. 169, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.3 - Applicability

2A:42-10.3. Applicability
This act shall be applicable only to those premises or units which on June 30, 1956, shall be subject to rent controls pursuant to the State Rent Control Act of 1953, as amended and supplemented, and municipal ordinances enacted thereunder and to any action or proceeding by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of any such premises or unit.
L.1956, c. 81, p. 169, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.4 - Repealer

2A:42-10.4. Repealer
"An act concerning the issuance of warrants for removal and writs of possession in actions to recover possession of premises used for dwelling purposes," approved April 11, 1949, is repealed.
L.1956, c. 81, p. 170, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.5 - Effective date

2A:42-10.5. Effective date
This act shall take effect June 30, 1956.
L.1956, c. 81, p. 170, s. 5. Amended by L.1958, c. 90, p. 534, s. 1; L.1959, c. 27, p. 118, s. 1, eff. May 11, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.6 - Judge to use sound discretion in issuing warrants or writs for removal or writs of possession; stay of issuance; limitation

2A:42-10.6. Judge to use sound discretion in issuing warrants or writs for removal or writs of possession; stay of issuance; limitation
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or unit used for dwelling purposes, to which this act is applicable, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for the possession of land, or otherwise, the judge of the court having jurisdiction shall use sound discretion in the issuance of a warrant or writ for removal or writ of possession, and if it shall appear that by the issuance of the warrant or writ the tenant will suffer hardship because of the unavailability of other dwelling accommodations the judge may stay the issuance of the warrant or writ and cause the same to issue at such time as he shall deem proper under the circumstances, but in no case shall such judge stay the issuance of any such warrant or writ for possession for a longer period than 6 months after the date of entry of the judgment of possession; provided, however, that in no case shall the issuance of the warrant or writ be stayed or the stay thereof be longer continued, as the case may be, if the tenant should (a) fail to pay to the landlord all arrears in rent and the amount that would have been payable as rent if the tenancy had continued, together with the accrued costs of the action; or (b) during the stay, fail to continue to pay to the landlord the amount of rent that would be due if the tenancy had continued; or (c) during the stay, become so disorderly as to destroy the peace and quiet of the other tenants living in the same building or in the neighborhood; or (d) during the stay, willfully destroy, damage or injure the premises.
L.1957,c.110,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.7 - Rent payments not to create new tenancy

2A:42-10.7. Rent payments not to create new tenancy
In no event shall any payment made by the tenant to the landlord for continued occupancy of any premises or unit, as provided in section 1 of this act, be deemed to create a new tenancy.
L.1957, c. 110, p. 215, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.8 - Applicability

2A:42-10.8. Applicability
This act shall apply to all actions and proceedings by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises used for dwelling purposes for which warrants or writs of removal shall not have been satisfied, but this act shall not be operative as to any premises under rent control.
L.1957, c. 110, p. 215, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.9 - Effective date

2A:42-10.9. Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
L.1957, c. 110, p. 215, s. 4. Amended by L.1958, c. 90, p. 534, s. 2; L.1959, c. 27, p. 118, s. 2, eff. May 11, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.10 - Reprisal as unlawful grounds for civil action for re-entry; action for damages or other appropriate relief by tenant

2A:42-10.10. Reprisal as unlawful grounds for civil action for re-entry; action for damages or other appropriate relief by tenant
No landlord of premises or units to which this act is applicable shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or institute any action against a tenant to recover possession of premises, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for the possession of land, or otherwise:
a. As a reprisal for the tenant's efforts to secure or enforce any rights under the lease or contract, or under the laws of the State of New Jersey or its governmental subdivisions, or of the United States; or
b. As a reprisal for the tenant's good faith complaint to a governmental authority of the landlord's alleged violation of any health or safety law, regulation, code or ordinance, or State law or regulation which has as its objective the regulation of premises used for dwelling purposes; or
c. As a reprisal for the tenant's being an organizer of, a member of, or involved in any activities of, any lawful organization; or
d. On account of the tenant's failure or refusal to comply with the terms of the tenancy as altered by the landlord, if the landlord shall have altered substantially the terms of the tenancy as a reprisal for any actions of the tenant set forth in subsection a, b, and c of section 1 of this act. Substantial alteration shall include the refusal to renew a lease or to continue a tenancy of the tenant without cause.
Under subsection b of this section the tenant shall originally bring his good faith complaint to the attention of the landlord or his agent and give the landlord a reasonable time to correct the violation before complaining to a governmental authority.
A landlord shall be subject to a civil action by the tenant for damages and other appropriate relief, including injunctive and other equitable remedies, as may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in every case in which the landlord has violated the provisions of this section.
L.1970, c. 210, s. 1, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.11 - Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord

2A:42-10.11. Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord
In any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or units to which this act is applicable, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for the possession of land, or otherwise, judgment shall be entered for the tenant if the tenant shall establish that the notice to quit, if any, or the action to recover possession was intended for any of the reasons set forth in subsections a, b, c, or d of section 1 of this act.
L.1970, c. 210, s. 2, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.12 - Rebuttable presumption; notice to quit or alteration of tenancy as reprisal

2A:42-10.12. Rebuttable presumption; notice to quit or alteration of tenancy as reprisal
In any action or proceeding instituted by or against a tenant, the receipt by the tenant of a notice to quit or any substantial alteration of the terms of the tenancy without cause after:
a. The tenant attempts to secure or enforce any rights under the lease or contract, or under the laws of the State of New Jersey, or its governmental subdivisions, or of the United States; or
b. The tenant, having brought a good faith complaint to the attention of the landlord and having given him a reasonable time to correct the alleged violation, complains to a governmental authority with a report of the landlord's alleged violation of any health or safety law, regulation, code or ordinance; or
c. The tenant organizes, becomes a member of, or becomes involved in any activities of, any lawful organization; or
d. Judgment under section 2 of this act is entered for the tenant in a previous action for recovery of premises between the parties; shall create a rebuttable presumption that such notice or alteration is a reprisal against the tenant for making such attempt, report, complaint, or for being an organizer of, a member of, or involved in any activities of, any lawful organization. No reprisal shall be presumed under this section based upon the failure of a landlord to renew a lease or tenancy when so requested by a tenant if such request is made sooner than 90 days before the expiration date of the lease or tenancy, or the renewal date set forth in the lease agreement, whichever later occurs.
L.1970, c. 210, s. 3, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.13 - Application of act to rental premises for dwelling purposes

2A:42-10.13. Application of act to rental premises for dwelling purposes
This act shall apply to all rental premises or units used for dwelling purposes except owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units. Mobile home spaces and mobile homes shall constitute rental premises under this act.
L.1970, c. 210, s. 4, eff. Sept. 30, 1970. Amended by L.1975, c. 124, s. 1, eff. June 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.14 - Severability

2A:42-10.14. Severability
If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances or the exercise of any power or authority thereunder is held invalid or contrary to law, such holding shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications or affect other exercises of power or authority under said provisions not contrary to law, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
L.1970, c. 210, s. 6, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.16a - Three-day period for tenant to submit rent payment.

2A:42-10.16a Three-day period for tenant to submit rent payment.
1. a. In an eviction action for nonpayment of rent, pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1), the court shall provide a period of three business days after the date on which a warrant for removal is posted to the unit or a lockout is executed due to nonpayment of rent, for the tenant to submit a rent payment. A late fee shall not be imposed in excess of the amount set forth in the application for a warrant for removal if all rent due and owing is paid within the three business day period established by this subsection.
b. (1) A landlord shall accept all payments of rent made by a tenant within the three business day period established by subsection a. of this section and upon payment of the rent due and owing, within two business days thereafter, the landlord shall provide the court with written notice that the rent due and owing was paid. A copy of this notice shall be provided to the tenant.
(2) Upon receipt of the written notice as provided in this subsection, the court shall dismiss with prejudice the action for nonpayment of rent.
(3) If the tenant makes a timely payment within the three business day period established by subsection a. of this section, and the landlord fails to provide the court with written notice of the rent payment, the tenant may file a motion to dismiss with prejudice the action for nonpayment of rent upon notice to the landlord.
L.2019, c.316, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-10.17 - Warrant for removal; disorderly or destructive residential seasonal tenant

2A:42-10.17. Warrant for removal; disorderly or destructive residential seasonal tenant
The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any action alleging habitual violation of section 2b. of P.L.1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1b.), or violation of section 2c. of P.L.1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1c.), brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of any furnished unit leased or rented for seasonal use in any premises of five or fewer units, the court having jurisdiction shall issue a warrant for removal within 2 days from judgment for possession. Such a warrant for removal may be stayed only upon consent by the landlord. For the purposes of this act "seasonal use" means use for a term of not more than 125 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person having a permanent place of residence elsewhere. "Seasonal use" does not mean use as living quarters for seasonal, temporary or migrant farm workers in connection with any work or place where work is being performed. The landlord shall have the burden of proving that the use of the unit is seasonal.
L.1979, c. 392, s. 2, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-11 - Action for rent

2A:42-11. Action for rent
A person to whom rent is due upon a lease or other agreement may bring an action for such rent whether the term of the letting be for a definite term or for life or otherwise.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-12 - Death of tenant for life; remedy for recovery of rent

2A:42-12. Death of tenant for life; remedy for recovery of rent
When a tenant for life shall die before or on the day on which rent was reserved or made payable, upon a lease of real estate which determined on the death of the tenant for life, the executors or administrators of the tenant for life may in an action recover from the undertenant of the real estate, the whole, if the tenant for life dies on the day the same was made payable, or if before that day, then a proportion thereof, according to the time the life tenant lived in which the rent was growing due, making all just allowances or a proportional part thereof, respectively.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-13 - Action for use and occupation; parol agreement for rent

2A:42-13. Action for use and occupation; parol agreement for rent
The landlord, his heirs or assigns, may, where the agreement is not in writing, recover a reasonable satisfaction for the real estate, held or occupied by the defendant, in an action for the use and occupation of what was so held or enjoyed.
No such action shall be defeated by a parol lease or agreement whereon a certain rent was reserved, but no damages may be recovered in excess of the amount of the rent so reserved.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-74 - Legislative findings

2A:42-74. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds:
(a) Many citizens of the State of New Jersey are required to reside in multiple dwelling units which fail to meet minimum standards of safety and sanitation and are compelled to pay rents disproportionate to the value of the facilities and services received;
(b) It is essential to the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the State that owners of substandard multiple dwelling units be encouraged to provide safe and sanitary housing accommodations for the public to whom such accommodations are offered;
(c) It is necessary, in order to insure the improvement of substandard multiple dwelling units, to authorize the governing bodies of municipalities to enact and impose rent controls on substandard multiple dwelling units until such dwelling units satisfy minimum standards of safety and sanitation.
L.1966, c. 168, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-75 - Definitions

2A:42-75. Definitions
The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
(a) "Public officer" shall mean the officer, officers, board or body who is or are authorized by ordinances adopted hereunder to exercise the powers prescribed by such ordinances and by this act.
(b) "Owner" shall mean the holder or holders of the title in fee simple.
(c) "Parties in interest" shall mean all individuals, associations and corporations who have interests of record in a multiple dwelling, and who are in actual possession thereof and any person authorized to receive rents payable for housing space in a multiple dwelling.
(d) "Multiple dwelling" means and includes any building or structure and land appurtenant thereto containing 3 or more apartments or rented or offered for rent to 3 or more tenants or family units.
(e) "Housing space" means that portion of a multiple dwelling rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes in which cooking equipment is supplied, and includes all privileges, services, furnishings, furniture, equipment, facilities, and improvements connected with the use or occupancy of such portion of the property. The term shall not mean or include public housing or dwelling space in any hotel, motel or established guest house, commonly regarded as a hotel, motel or established guest house, as the case may be, in the community in which it is located.
(f) "Bureau of Housing" means the Bureau of Housing in the State Department of Conservation and Economic Development.
(g) "Substandard multiple dwelling" means any multiple dwelling determined to be substandard by the public officer.
L.1966, c. 168, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:42-76 - Promulgation of state housing code; scope of standards

2A:42-76. Promulgation of state housing code; scope of standards
Within 60 days following the effective date of this act the Bureau of Housing shall promulgate a State Housing Code which shall be effective in any municipality adopting an ordinance under this act. Said code shall set standards consistent with minimum health and safety requirements and covering, but not limited to, matters such as water supply, plumbing, garbage storage, lighting, ventilation, heating, egress, maintenance and use and occupancy.
L.1966, c. 168, s. 3.