Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:17-5

  • 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.
Limiting and restrictive provisions of any statute otherwise applicable, in respect to the nature, identity or status of any person with whom a lease or financial agreement may be lawfully made shall be applied to the project only, in case of a default or foreclosure, and shall not be applicable to the holder of the mortgage loan.

L.1967, c. 304, s. 5, eff. Feb. 15, 1968.