{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-39-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:39-3","heading":"Forcible detainer defined","body":"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.\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":"722709a944b65006f8dd63b1a298bd05216248cb8a79340670601a956c2e68ee","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-39-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-39-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}