Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:16C-72

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
Whenever payment is made in cash on account of any home repair contract, the person receiving such payment shall, at the time of receiving such payment, furnish to the person making such payment a written receipt therefor showing the date, identification of the account and the amount paid. Unless notice has been given to the owner of an assignment of a home repair contract, payment thereunder or tender thereof by the owner to the last known holder of such contract shall be binding upon any holder or assignee thereof.

L.1960, c. 41, p. 168, s. 11.