Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:50-45

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
The sale of the mortgaged premises under a foreclosure judgment entered under authority of sections 2A:50-43 and 2A:50-44 of this title shall be specifically made subject to the lien of the mortgage in the principal sum remaining due thereon as specified in the judgment, and interest on such principal sum from the date of the judgment.

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