{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-40","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-40","heading":"Defenses","body":"It shall be a sufficient defense to the proceeding if the owner or licensee  establishes that the condition or conditions alleged in the complaint do not in  fact exist or that such condition or conditions have been removed or remedied  or that such condition or conditions, although periodically remedied, have not  habitually existed as pattern and practice.\nL.1977, c. 238, s. 5, eff. Sept. 29, 1977.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d04017dc638895ea13207e1eff914ea16d946f37fc304317b77ef4a6563a1ce2","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-39","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}