{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-18-82","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-82","heading":"Noncompliance with act; tenant's recovery","body":"13.\tIf a landlord seizes and retains a tenant's personal property without complying with this act, the tenant shall be relieved of any liability for  reimbursement to the landlord for storage and removal costs and shall be entitled to recover up to twice the actual damages sustained by the tenant.\nL.1999,c.340,s.13.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"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":"fc4da740d72d3be2be30abcaa5a4f2261cb699e1f2b59af4475310b217d38808","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-18-81","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-18-83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}