New Jersey § 27:16-38 Change of grade;  damage suit by property owners

New Jersey Statutes

§ 27:16-38 — Change of grade; damage suit by property owners

New Jersey § 27:16-38

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Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 27:16-38 (2026).

Text

An action shall lie in behalf of the owner of any real estate situate along a road owned by or under the control of a board of chosen freeholders, the grade of which shall have been altered, to recover all damages he shall have suffered by reason of the altering of such grade. No such action shall be brought after the expiration of twelve months from the altering of the grade.

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