New Jersey Statutes 46:10B-6. Failure to deliver cancellation or discharge; forfeiture of fee
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:10B-6
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
Any holder of a mortgage loan or agent acting on behalf of such holder who shall willfully fail or refuse to deliver a cancellation or discharge of a mortgage loan within a reasonable time after tender to him of the amount owing thereon together with the prepayment fee, if any, as provided in this act, shall forfeit his right to receive any prepayment fee, and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction, in a summary action or otherwise, to order such cancellation or discharge upon payment into court of the amount owing thereon.
L.1968, c. 54, s. 6, eff. June 6, 1968.