2A:42-10.11 - Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord - New Jersey Statutes

2A:42-10.11.  Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord
    In any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or units to which this act is applicable, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for the possession of land, or otherwise, judgment shall be entered for the tenant if the tenant shall establish that the  notice to quit, if any, or the action to recover possession was intended for  any of the reasons set forth in subsections a, b, c, or d of section 1 of this  act.

     L.1970, c. 210, s. 2, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.