Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:17-10

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed in order that holders of mortgage loans on projects may rely, in the event of a default of foreclosure, upon the continuation of terms and provisions of the lease or financial arrangements evaluated at the time of the making of the loan to determine its financial feasibility, and in case of any conflict between the provisions of any statute authorizing such leases or financial arrangements and the provisions of this act, this act shall prevail.

L.1967, c. 304, s. 10, eff. Feb. 15, 1968.