26:2H-40.Ā  Defenses
It shall be a sufficient defense to the proceeding if the owner or licenseeĀ  establishes that the condition or conditions alleged in the complaint do not inĀ  fact exist or that such condition or conditions have been removed or remediedĀ  or that such condition or conditions, although periodically remedied, have notĀ  habitually existed as pattern and practice.

L.1977, c. 238, s. 5, eff. Sept. 29, 1977.
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