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1 ST. CYRILLUS AND METHODIUS CZECHO SLOVAK NATIONAL CHURCH OF PERTH AMBOY, NJ, INC v. POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH, INC -- rank: 1000

... also sought an award of damages and counsel fees under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. Because the judge who had issued the order granting possession ... plaintiff's request for attorney's fees and costs under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. On August 2, plaintiff also filed a motion to enforce ... should have granted it counsel fees and costs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 or Rule 1:10-3. We disagree. The principles guiding ... and detainer including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.' N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. However, as we explained over twenty years ago in Levin ... had no statutory right to counsel fees and costs under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. Therefore, we reject plaintiff's contention on this point. Plaintiff ...

docket:	a0933-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-02
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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2 NAKIA ADAMS v. FRANK RUBANO -- rank: 896

... either plaintiff's permission or the benefit of legal process. N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 provides that a party who recovers a judgment in an ... found, plaintiff was entitled to recover the damages allowed under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. There was sufficient proof in the record to substantiate that ...

docket:	a0389-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	13512

3 BELLMAWR PARK MUTUAL HOUSING CORPORATION v. JESSICA MARINO -- rank: 800

... unlawful detainer. [N.J.S.A. 2A:39-4.] Under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8, damages and attorney's fees are recoverable by a plaintiff ...

docket:	a0911-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-26
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	37978

4 CHRISTINE CUCCINELLO v. PREFERRED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP -- rank: 792

... her to reenter the property as well as compensatory damages. N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. Alternatively, plaintiff sought treble damages if return to possession was ...

docket:	a5383-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-10
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	17786

5 ART RESOURCES, LLC v. HARTZ CARPET II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP -- rank: 768

... damages not recoverable under the other causes of action. See N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 ('[A] plaintiff . . . shall be entitled to possession of the real ... 2002) ('[T]he purpose of the treble damage provision of [N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8] . . . is obviously to deter 'self-help' by landlords[.]'), with Furst ...

docket:	a1115-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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6 GARY & DONNA LEVIN VS ADRIAN LYNN, ET AL -- rank: 748

... and detainer within the meaning of this chapter. In addition, N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 provides that a plaintiff recovering judgment in an action for ...

docket:	a1537-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-04-24
status:	published
citation:	310 N.J.Super. 177
Document Size:	25653

7 KENNETH HURDLE v. CITIMORTGAGE, INC. -- rank: 736

... s pursuit of the remedy of possession, as provided by N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8, see Truesdell v. Carr , 351 N.J. Super. 317 , 320 ...

docket:	a1251-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-04-28
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	41982

8 WILLA MCNEILL V. ESTATE OF PAUL LACHMANN ET AL -- rank: 724

... not be entitled to treble damages as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. See Williams v. Alexander Hamilton Hotel , supra , 249 N.J ... remedies, if any, under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. We do not intend by these observations to dictate the ...

docket:	a4347-93
court:	njappellate
decided:	1995-11-13
status:	published
citation:	285 N.J.Super. 212
Document Size:	17098

9 ANDREW NEWMAN v. YOLANDA MARQUEZ -- rank: 596

... of those belongings, and, noting the treble damages provision of N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8, asserted that "recovery in this matter will exceed the . . . monetary ...

docket:	a2513-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20912

10 OLAKUNLE MOROHUNDIYA v. YVADLEY FRANCOIS AND GLAVEDIA ALEXANDRE - -- rank: 592

... J.S.A. 2A:42-5, or treble rent under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8, for the months of December, January, February and March. Plaintiff ... J.S.A. 2A:42-5 or treble damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 as they were not raised at trial. See Robinson , supra ...

docket:	a1606-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	23937

11 R&M PIZZERIA, LLC v. B. SYLVESTER, LLC -- rank: 588

... six months of rent. He then trebled the damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 and awarded attorney's fees. Judgment was entered for $117 ... that was the appropriate remedy, not a trebling of damages. N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8 provides that "a plaintiff recovering judgment shall be entitled to ...

docket:	a5069-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-02-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	21394

12 LATRICE GEORGE v. MUNESHWAR NAURANG -- rank: 468

... judge concluded that George was entitled to a remedy under N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8. The statute provides that a plaintiff "recovering judgment shall be ...

docket:	a0996-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	21129