New Jersey § 2a:33-9
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:33-9, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:33-9.
If the tenant or owner of property distrained for rent shall not, within 10 days next
after the distress taken and after notice thereof, and of the cause of the taking,
has been left at the main dwelling house or other most conspicuous place on the premises
charged with the rent distrained for, commence an action or otherwise lawfully proceed
to recover possession of said property or set aside or end the distraint, the person
distraining may, after the distress, notice and expiration of 10 days, on two days' notice to the tenant, cause the goods and chattels to be inventoried and appraised
by three sworn appraisers. The sheriff of the county of the place wherein the distress shall be taken, shall aid and assist therein and
shall summon three appraisers for such service and shall swear them well and truly to appraise the same,
at the true and intrinsic value thereof, according to their best understanding.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 2a:33-9 cover?
Section 2a:33-9 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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