New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:33-17 — Wrongful distress and sale for rent; remedy
New Jersey § 2A:33-17
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:33-17 (2026).
Text
If a distress and sale shall be made for rent not in fact due the person distraining or for whom the distress is taken, the owner of the property distrained, shall be entitled to recover double the value of the property so distrained and sold, together with full costs of any action. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2A:33-10
Sale of distrained property; notice.§ 2A:33-11
Impounding and sale on premises.§ 2A:33-14
Officers aiding in execution; fees.§ 2A:33-15
Distress for residue.§ 2A:33-16
Pound breach or rescue; remedy; damages§ 2A:33-2
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2A:33-17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A%3A33-17.