New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:42-89 — Institution of action; service and notice of petition
New Jersey § 2A:42-89
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:42-89 (2026).
Text
a.A proceeding prescribed by this act shall be commenced by the service of a petition and notice of a petition. A notice of petition may be issued only by a judge or a clerk of the court.
b.Notice of the proceeding shall be given to the nonpetitioning tenant occupying the dwelling by affixing a copy of the petition upon a conspicuous part of the subject dwelling. L.1971, c. 224, s. 5, eff. June 21, 1971.
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Nearby Sections
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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:42-89, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A42-89.