Every action at law for real estate shall be commenced within 20 years next after the right or title thereto, or cause of such action shall have accrued.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-7
20 years; real actions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Corporate Center Associates v. Township of Bridgewater a (1996)
Most recently applied in 195 F. Supp. 3d 230 - Kennedy-Jarvis v. Wells (July 2016)
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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