New Jersey § 2a:14-1
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:14-1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:14-1.
a. Every action at law for trespass to real property, for any tortious injury to real
or personal property, for taking, detaining, or converting personal property, for
replevin of goods or chattels, for any tortious injury to the rights of another not
stated in N.J.S.2A:14-2 and N.J.S.2A:14-3 , or for recovery upon a contractual claim or liability, express or implied, not under
seal, or upon an account other than one which concerns the trade or merchandise between
merchant and merchant, their factors, agents and servants, shall be commenced within
six years next after the cause of any such action shall have accrued. b. This section shall not apply to any action for breach of any contract for sale governed
by N.J.S.12A:2-725 . c. The period of time for the filing of a claim by a condominium association, cooperative
corporation, or other planned real estate development association against a developer
or any person acting through, on behalf of or at the behest of the developer under
subsection a. of this section, shall be tolled until an election is held and the owners
comprise a majority of the board pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section
5 of P.L.1993, c. 30 ( C.45:22A-47 ), or subsection d. of section 2 of P.L.1979, c. 157 ( C.46:8B-12.1 ). Any cause of action involving a condominium, cooperative, or other planned real
estate development under the provisions of subsection a. of this section that has
not been subject to a final judgment dismissing the claim as of the effective date
of P.L.2021, c. 379 1 shall be subject to the terms of this subsection. 1
L.2021, c. 379, eff. Jan. 18, 2022.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 2a:14-1
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