Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:5-53

  • 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
The lapse of time shall not bar a proceeding to enforce a municipal lien, but where an interested person claims the lien has been paid and satisfied, the lapse of twenty years shall afford a presumption of payment, which may be rebutted by proof to the contrary.