Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:37-117

  • 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 county park commissioners may collect the assessments for benefits either by a civil action in the name of the commission against the person from whom it is due, together with the costs of making the same and interest at the rate of six per centum (6%) per annum from the date of confirmation, or by a sale of the property benefited, or by both of these remedies, which are to be cumulative.

Every assessment shall be a first lien upon the property benefited as ascertained by the commissioners, to the amount of the assessment with the interest and costs from the date of the confirmation thereof.

Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 659, s. 86, eff. March 19, 1953.

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