Judicial sale of leased interests

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NJ Code › Title 46 › Chapter 8 › Section 8-5

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The estate of any lessee of real estate, or of any estate or interest therein, for life or for a term not less than two years, the lease whereof shall have been recorded in the manner prescribed by law, shall be liable to sale under a judgment or decree, in like manner only as estates of freehold are liable to be sold thereunder.

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