{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-89","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-89","heading":"Institution of action;  service and notice of petition","body":"a.  A proceeding prescribed by this act shall be commenced by the service of  a petition and notice of a petition.  A notice of petition may be issued only  by a judge or a clerk of the court.\nb.  Notice of the proceeding shall be given to the nonpetitioning tenant occupying the dwelling by affixing a copy of the petition upon a conspicuous part of the subject dwelling.\nL.1971, c. 224, s. 5, eff. June 21, 1971.","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":"777fb94998a70ce3c517e9ac006b8b6f18edaf80aa06df520b97418c0cdd57bc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-88","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}