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Code · New Jersey · Title 2A — Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice · Chapter 39

2A:39-3. Forcible detainer defined

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No person lawfully or peaceably entering upon or into any real property shall hold or keep the same with force; and whatever words or circumstances, conduct or actions, as will make an entry forcible under this chapter shall also make a detainer forcible.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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