Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:44-133

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The notice of claim under section 2A:44-132 of this title shall state:

a. The name and residence or place of business of the claimant;

b. The amount claimed and from whom due and if not due when it will be due;

c. The amount, as near as may be, of the demand after deducting all just credits and offsets;

d. The name of the person by whom employed or to whom the materials were furnished and whether he is the contractor with the public agency or a subcontractor;

e. The general nature of the public work to which the contract relates;

f. The name of the contractor and the name of the public agency with which the contract was made; and

g. That the labor was performed for, or materials furnished to, the contractor or subcontractor, specifying which, and that they were actually performed or used in the execution or completion of the contract with the public agency.

No variance as to the name of the contractor or subcontractor or name of the public agency shall affect the validity of the claim or lien.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.