New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:42-10.11 — Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord
New Jersey § 2A:42-10.11
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:42-10.11 (2026).
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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.
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§ 2A:42-10.10
Reprisal as unlawful grounds for civil action for re-entry; action for damages or other appropriate relief by tenant§ 2A:42-10.14
Severability§ 2A:42-10.15
Short title§ 2A:42-10.16
Warrant for possession; execution.§ 2A:42-10.16a
Three-day period for tenant to submit rent payment.§ 2A:42-10.2
Rent payments not to create new tenancy§ 2A:42-10.3
Applicability§ 2A:42-10.4
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New Jersey § 2A:42-10.11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A42-10.11.