Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:17-3

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
The project and the financial records herein provided for shall be considered to be equivalent to the person or entity entering into the lease or financial arrangement for all purposes of any applicable statute, including qualification and status under any such statute for the purpose of continuing such lease or financial arrangement beyond default or foreclosure. The holder of the mortgage loan and the governmental body or agency involved may enter into appropriate agreements to deal with administration of the project arrangements pursuant to this act; and in case of their inability to reach agreement on any one or more aspects thereof, either may apply to the Superior Court, Chancery Division, by a summary proceeding, to settle and resolve the details of such administration in such fashion as will tend to accomplish the purposes of this act.

L.1967, c. 304, s. 3, eff. Feb. 15, 1968.