26:3-31.8 - Penalty enforcement proceeding; reimbursements; injunction; collection of reimbursements - New Jersey Statutes

26:3-31.8.  Penalty enforcement proceeding;  reimbursements; injunction; collection of reimbursements
    In any penalty enforcement proceeding brought pursuant to this act the court  shall also order the landlord or his agent to reimburse the municipality for  the actual costs incurred for any fuel oil delivered and the service charge for  refiring the burner, if any, and for reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  The  court shall further be empowered to issue any appropriate injunctive orders,  and to authorize immediate collection of reimbursable costs due the  municipality out of the goods and chattels of the landlord, including all sums  due, or which may come due, as present or future rents.  Any landlord who  prevails in such an action shall be entitled to reimbursement by the  municipality for all reasonable costs and expenses. Such landlord, however,  shall still remain responsible for the cost of any fuel oil delivered and any  charge for refiring the burner incurred by the municipality.

     L.1980, c. 170, s. 5, eff. Dec. 18, 1980.