New Jersey § 2a:44-136
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:44-136, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:44-136.
If the contractor or person in interest shall fail to file with the financial officer
of the public agency, within the time prescribed by notice under section 2A:44-135 of this title, a statement duly verified, that the lien claim is unfounded and untrue,
specifying in what respects the same is unfounded and untrue, the public agency may
pay, without the order of any court, the claim out of the funds in its possession
upon which the claimant has a lien. When payment is so made the public agency shall not be obliged to pay the same to
the contractor but shall be entitled to credit upon the contract for the amount so
paid. Nothing in this article contained shall impair the right of the priority of the
claim or lien of a laborer as between the right of the laborer and a claimant or other
person entitled to a lien.
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Section 2a:44-136 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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