Source: https://ecode360.com/33283436
Timestamp: 2019-01-18 03:42:38
Document Index: 141032186

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386']

Township of Eastampton, NJ Property, Vacant and Abandoned
§ 386-1 Responsibilities of creditor.
§ 386-2 In-state agent required.
§ 386-3 Notice of violation; penalties.
§ 386-4 Notification by authorized municipal official; failure to remedy violation.
§ 386-5 Abatement by Township; recourse against creditor.
Chapter 386 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Eastampton 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A creditor filing a summons and complaint in a foreclosure action shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of vacant and abandoned residential properties on which a foreclosure action has been filed, and, if the creditor is located outside the State of New Jersey, shall be responsible for appointing an in-state representative or agent to act for the foreclosing creditor.
A creditor serving a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage on residential property in the Township shall, within 10 days of serving the summons and complaint, notify the Township Clerk that a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage has been filed against the subject property. The notice shall contain the name and contact information for the representative of the creditor who is responsible for receiving complaints of property maintenance and Code violations. The notice may contain information about more than one property. The notice shall be provided by mail pursuant to N.J.S.A. 46:10B-51 et seq.
In the event the creditor is located outside the State of New Jersey, the notice shall designate an in-state representative or agent to act for the creditor and shall provide the full name and contact information of the in-state representative responsible for the care, maintenance, security and upkeep of the exterior of the property. A creditor located outside the State of New Jersey found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of this requirement shall be subject to a fine of $2,500 for each day of the violation, commencing on the day after the ten-day period for providing notice to the Township Clerk that a summons and complaint in a foreclosure action has been served.
The Township Manager, and/or his/her designee, shall be authorized to issue a notice to the creditor filing the summons and complaint in a foreclosure action, or the representative or agent of any creditor located outside the State of New Jersey, as applicable, if the Township Manager determines that the creditor has failed to provide for the care, maintenance, security and upkeep of the exterior of the property on which a foreclosure action has been filed. The notice shall provide a period of 30 days from receipt of the notice to correct the violation, or within 10 days of receipt of the notice if the violation presents an imminent threat to public health and safety. The issuance of this notice shall constitute proof that a property is "vacant and abandoned" for purposes of N.J.S.A. 2A:50-73.
A creditor found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of the requirement to provide for the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of vacant and abandoned residential properties on which a foreclosure action has been filed pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine of $1,500 for each day of the violation, commencing 31 days following receipt of the notice, except a violation that presents an imminent risk to public health and safety, in which cases any and all fines shall commence 11 days following receipt of the notice.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 46:10B-51 et seq., if the owner of a residential property vacates or abandons any property on which a foreclosure proceeding has been initiated, or if a residential property becomes vacant at any point subsequent to the creditor's filing of the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage against the subject property, but prior to vesting of title in the creditor or any other third party, and the exterior of the property is found to be a nuisance or in violation of any applicable state law and/or Township ordinance, the Township Manager, and/or his/her designee, shall notify the creditor or the representative or agent of any creditor located outside the State of New Jersey, as applicable, who shall have the responsibility to abate or correct the violation in the same manner and to the same extent as the title owner of the property, to the standard and specification required by state law and Township ordinance. The notice shall include with the notice of violation a description of the condition which gave rise to the violation, and shall provide a period of 30 days of the creditor's receipt of the notice for the creditor to remedy the violation. If the creditor fails to remedy the violation within that time period, the Township may impose penalties allowed for the violation of its ordinances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
If the Township expends public funds in order to abate a nuisance or correct a violation on a residential property in situations in which the creditor was given notice pursuant to § 386-3 above, but failed to abate the nuisance or correct the violation as directed, the Township shall have the same recourse against the creditor as it would have against the title owner of the property, including, but not limited to, the recourse provided under Section 42 of P.L. 2003, c.210 (N.J.S.A. 55:19-100), including any future amends or supplements to said statute.