Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-378

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
In the event of any default in connection with the terms and provisions of any contract to which the corporation and a residential borrower are party, the corporation shall not take any steps it may otherwise be entitled to take, until it has first notified the residential borrower and provided a reasonable opportunity, in light of the nature of the default and the available means to correct it to cure the same; but in any case shall allow not less than 30 days for that purpose. After this time, the corporation may institute any action or proceeding against any residential borrower who is in default on a housing rehabilitation loan in any court of competent jurisdiction.

L. 1987, c. 50, s. 13.