Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-66.11

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • 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
6. a. Notwithstanding any State law or regulation or contract terms to the contrary, no mortgagee or servicing organization shall be entitled to hold a local property owner liable for electing to meet his or her obligations to a local unit by means of a charitable donation and resulting property tax credit made and obtained in conformity with the provisions of P.L.2018, c.11 (C. 54:4-66.6 et al.).

b. Notwithstanding any State law, regulation, agreement, or contract terms to the contrary, no mortgagee shall be entitled to hold a servicing organization liable for complying with the election by a local property owner to meet his or her local real property tax due to a local unit by means of a charitable donation and resulting property tax credit made and obtained in conformity with the provisions of P.L.2018, c.11 (C. 54:4-66.6 et al.), including, but not limited to, actions a servicing organization takes to implement such election in accordance with P.L.1990, c.69 (C. 17:16F-15 et seq.), and in accordance with any other applicable law or regulation.

L.2018, c.11, s.6.