Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 42:3-7

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Every deed or conveyance, and any bonds with or without coupons, and every mortgage for purchase or borrowed moneys made by a limited partnership association shall be made in the name adopted by the association, and shall be acknowledged by its chairman and secretary, and for the purposes of executing such instruments or writings, the association may adopt and use a common seal.