54:4-3.33 - "Dwelling house" defined - New Jersey Statutes

54:4-3.33.   "Dwelling house"  defined
     "Dwelling house,"  as used in this act, shall mean any one-family building  or structure or any unit of a horizontal property regime established pursuant  to the  "Horizontal Property Act,"  P.L.1963, c. 168 (C. 46:8A-1 et seq.) or  any unit of a condominium property established pursuant to the "Condominium  Act,"  P.L.1969, c. 257 (C. 46:8B-1 et seq.) owned and occupied by a claimant  as his legal residence in this State, or where a multiple-family building or  structure is owned by a claimant, then that portion thereof which is occupied  by the claimant as his legal residence in this State, and includes any  outhouses or appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.

     L.1948, c. 259, p. 1134, s. 4.  Amended by L.1949, c. 172, p. 562, s. 3; L.1977, c. 293, s. 1, eff. Dec. 12, 1977.