Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:19-58

  • 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
  • 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
39. a. When a person other than the municipality or the authority or its subsidiaries acquires a tax sale certificate for a property on the abandoned property list at tax sale, the purchaser may institute an action to foreclose the right of redemption at any time after the expiration of six months following the date of the sale of the tax sale certificate.

b. Notwithstanding section 6 of P.L.1948, c.96 (C. 54:5-104.34), when the municipality is the purchaser at tax sale of any property on the abandoned property list pursuant to R.S.54:5-34, or when the authority or any of its subsidiaries acquires the tax sale certificate pursuant to subsection a. of section 37 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C. 55:19-56), an action to foreclose the right of redemption may be instituted in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of R.S.54:5-77.

c. After the foreclosure action is instituted, the right to redeem shall exist and continue to exist until barred by the judgment of the Superior Court; provided, however, that no redemption shall be permitted except where the owner:

(1) posts cash or a bond equal to the cost of remediating the conditions because of which the property was determined to be abandoned pursuant to section 36 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C. 55:19-55), as determined by the court; or

(2) demonstrates to the court that the conditions because of which the property was determined to be abandoned pursuant to section 36 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C. 55:19-55) have been remedied in full.

L.1996,c.62,s.39.