In any action for possession instituted by a landlord who has failed to comply with the provisions of
this act, no judgment for possession shall be entered until there has been compliance. The court shall
continue such case for up to 90 days and if there has not been compliance within such period, the action
shall be dismissed.
L.1974, c. 50, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1974.
46:8-34. Jurisdiction of Superior Court; amounts under $3,000
8. The Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part shall have jurisdiction over any action
between a landlord and tenant where the amount in controversy is $3,000.00 or less.
L.1974,c.50,s.8; amended 1991,c.91,s.457.
46:8-35. Penalty for violation; recovery to municipalities
9. Any landlord who shall violate any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than $500.00 for each offense, recoverable by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement
law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part in the county or the
municipal court of the municipality in which the premises are located shall have jurisdiction to enforce
said penalty.
The Attorney General, the municipality in which the premises are located, or any other person may
institute the proceeding; where the municipality or any other person other than the Attorney General
institutes the proceeding, a recovered penalty should be remitted by the court to the municipality in
which the premises subject to the proceeding are located.
L.1974,c.50,s.9; amended 1981,c.299,s.5; 1991,c.91,s.458.
46:8-36. Waiver of rights by agreement; unenforceability