Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:18A-78.23

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • 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
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. All projects and other property of the authority, and projects erected upon land owned by the authority if the projects have been financed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by bonds or notes of the authority and the projects are used and occupied by State agencies, are declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes of the State or any political subdivision thereof; provided that when all or any part of a project is leased, subleased or licensed to, or otherwise used under an arrangement providing for the acquisition thereof by any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation, other than a State agency, a local governmental agency or other public body the interest created by the lease or other arrangement and the appurtenances thereto shall be listed as the property of the lessee or the user under the other arrangement, or their respective assignees, and be assessed and taxed as real estate, but this provision shall not be deemed to modify or repeal in any respect any tax exemption or tax abatement that the person, firm or corporation shall otherwise be entitled to with respect to the property of the project or part thereof. All bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act are declared to be issued by a body corporate and politic of the State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and these bonds and notes, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom and from the sale, exchange or other transfer thereof, and all funds, revenues, income and other moneys received or to be received by the authority shall at all times be exempt from taxation, except for transfer inheritance and estate taxes.

b. Projects and property of the authority, and projects erected upon land owned by the authority if the projects have been financed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by bonds or notes of the authority and the projects are used and occupied by State agencies, shall be deemed to be “State property” under P.L.1977, c. 272 (C. 54:4-2.2a et seq.) and shall be assessed and subject to an in lieu tax payment provided in that act unless the interest created by a lease, sublease or license or other arrangement is subject to tax as real estate under this section.

L.1981, c. 120, s. 23, eff. April 16, 1981. Amended by L.1983, c. 138, s. 11, eff. April 14, 1983.

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