Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:33-13. Procedure if landlord fails to proceed with appraisement; selection. 2A:33-13. If the landlord, his attorney or agent shall not, within two days after being served with a written request from his tenant so to do, proceed and have the distrained property appraised, the t…

2A:33-14. Officers aiding in execution; fees. All sheriffs and constables shall aid in the execution of the provisions of this chapter, and for such services they, and the appraisers therein mentioned, shall be entitled to the fees provided for in Title 22, Fees and Costs, of the…

2A:33-15. Distress for residue. When the value of the property distrained shall not amount to the full value of the arrears further distraints may be made from time to time, for the residue of the arrears. Any such further distress shall be made within the time limited by this ch…

2A:33-16. Pound breach or rescue; remedy; damages A person aggrieved by any pound breach or rescue of any property distrained for rent and impounded or otherwise secured by virtue of this chapter, shall in an action at law recover treble damages and costs of any action against th…

2A:33-17. Wrongful distress and sale for rent; remedy If a distress and sale shall be made for rent not in fact due the person distraining or for whom the distress is taken, the owner of the property distrained, shall be entitled to recover double the value of the property so dis…

2A:33-18. Wrongful acts after distraint for rent; remedy; damages When a distress is made for rent justly due and an irregularity or unlawful act shall afterwards be done by the party distraining, or his agent, the distress shall not therefore be deemed unlawful nor the party mak…

2A:33-19. Actions against distrainor; double costs in certain cases In any action brought to recover damages for an alleged wrongful distress or wrongful act after distraint, a defendant, in whose favor judgment is rendered, shall be entitled to recover double costs. L.1951 (1st …

2A:33-2. Place of impounding chattels Chattels distrained or taken by distress, at one time, for any cause whatsoever, shall be impounded together or the distraining party shall be liable in treble damages to the party aggrieved. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:33-20. Distraint of property removed; bona fide purchasers Where property of a tenant, subject to be distrained for accrued and unpaid rent, payable or to become payable, is removed from the demised premises, the landlord may, within thirty days next after such removal, distra…

2A:33-21. Liability of tenant for removing or concealing property subject to distraint Any tenant who removes or conceals any of his personal property subject to distraint by his landlord, with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud said landlord, shall be liable for the damages res…

2A:33-22. Seizure of property locked up; breaking and entering 2A:33-22. When property is removed by a tenant and put in any place locked up, fastened or otherwise secured, to prevent the said property from being distrained for arrears of rent, the landlord, first calling to his …

2A:33-23. Remedy where rent apportionable Wherever rent is legally or equitably apportionable between successive owners or landlords or their representatives, any person entitled to a proportion of such rent shall be entitled to distrain therefor in the same manner as though such…

2A:33-3. Exemptions Property to the value of $500, to be selected by the person distrained against or as provided in section 2A:33-12 of this title, and all wearing apparel shall be exempt from distraint. This section shall be inapplicable in the case of the impounding and distra…

2A:33-4. Impounding of strays Cattle or other domestic animals found straying on the property of any person other than their owner, causing damage to such property, may be distrained and impounded to secure reimbursement for such damage. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:33-5. Distraint for levying of penalty inflicted or money directed to be paid by law; warrant and sale by judge or magistrate Where any judge or magistrate is required or authorized to issue a warrant of distress for the levying of a penalty inflicted, or sum of money directed…

2A:33-6. Property subject to distraint for rent A landlord or his duly authorized agent may, for arrears of rent, distrain: a. The goods and chattels of his tenant, found upon the demised premises, except such as are by law exempt from distraint and except the goods and chattels …

2A:33-7. Limitation of right to distrain for rent No landlord shall at one time distrain for more than 1 year's arrears of rent, and such distraint shall be made within 6 months after the rent becomes due, or, if the rent is payable in installments, within 6 months after the enti…

2A:33-8. Distraint after term or estate ended A person having rent in arrear and due upon a lease for term of life, years, or at will ended or determined, may distrain for the same after determination of the respective leases, in the same manner as he might have done if the lease…

2A:33-9. Time for owner of distrained property to take action; inventory and appraisal; aid of officers. 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 takin…