{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-33-21","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-21","heading":"Liability of tenant for removing or concealing property subject to distraint","body":"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 resulting therefrom, to his landlord;   and in any action to recover such damages if it shall appear that the action  of the tenant was willful, the landlord shall be entitled to recover double  damages.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","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":"bf15e49e0613797110f257d827fff59404dfbda0c5965cb9ec6e7909e48571ef","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-33-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-33-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}