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NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-25 - Compelling condemnor to file declaration of taking

20:3-25. Compelling condemnor to file declaration of taking  If within 6 months from the date of appointment of commissioners, the condemnor fails to file a declaration of taking, the court, upon application of any condemnee, and on notice to all parties in interest, may require the condemnor, at its election, to either file a declaration of taking and make the deposit hereinabove provided, or abandon the proceedings pursuant to section 35 hereof. For good cause and upon terms, the court may extend the time for the filing of such declaration of taking, but not more than 3 months after the commencement of the action. L.1971, c. 361, s. 25.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-26 - Owner reimbursement by condemnor

20:3-26. Owner reimbursement by condemnor  a. The condemnor, as soon as practicable after the date of payment of the acquisition price or the date of deposit in court of funds to satisfy the award of compensation, whichever is earlier, shall reimburse the owner for actual expenses he necessarily incurred for  (1) recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses incidental to conveying such real property to the condemnor; and  (2) the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid which are allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting title in the condemnor, or the effective date of possession of such real property by the condemnor, whichever is earlier; and  (3) Penalty costs for prepayment of any mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering real property if the mortgage is on record or has been filed for record as provided by law on the date of approval by the taking agency of the location of the project. As used in this subsection "taking agency" means an "agency" as defined under section 3 of P.L.1972, c.47 (C.27:7-74).  b. If the court renders final judgment that the condemnor cannot acquire the real property by condemnation or, if the condemnation action is abandoned by the condemnor, then the court shall award the owner of any right, or title to, or interest in such real property, such sum as will reimburse such owner for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses actually incurred, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees.  c. When a plaintiff shall have brought an action to compel condemnation against a defendant having the power to condemn, the court or representative of the defendant in case of settlement shall, in its discretion, award such plaintiff his reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses, including reasonable appraisal, attorney and engineering fees actually incurred regardless of whether the action is terminated by judgment or amicable agreement of the parties.  L. 1971, c. 361, s. 26; amended 1989,c.50,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-27 - Deposit and withdrawal of funds not prejudicial

20:3-27. Deposit and withdrawal of funds not prejudicial  Neither the making of the deposit nor any withdrawal thereof pursuant to this article, shall affect or prejudice the rights of either the condemnor or the condemnee in the determination of compensation. The amount of such deposit and any withdrawal thereof, shall not be evidential in such determination. L.1971, c. 361, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-28 - Fees of clerk of the court

20:3-28. Fees of clerk of the court  Where the clerk of the court is authorized to charge and deduct statutory fees or commissions by reason of the deposit and disbursement of funds pursuant to this article, such fees and commissions shall be paid by the condemnor. L.1971, c. 361, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-29 - Compensation

20:3-29. Compensation  The condemnee shall be entitled to compensation for the property, and damages, if any, to any remaining property, together with such additional compensation as provided for herein, or as may be fixed according to law. L.1971, c. 361, s. 29.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-29.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-29.1 - Compensation for loss of income

20:3-29.1. Compensation for loss of income  The condemnor of agricultural or horticultural land which is eligible for valuation, assessment, and taxation under the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L. 1964, c. 48 (C. 54:4-23.1 et seq.), shall compensate the condemnee for any loss of income resulting from the interference of the condemnation proceeding with the harvesting of any standing crops or other agricultural commodities in an amount determined according to their appropriate time of harvest, and for the remainder of their average productive life, separate and apart from compensation for the fair market value of the land. This act shall apply to all actions instituted hereafter, and to all proceedings taken subsequent hereto in all actions pending on the effective date of this act; except that judgments heretofore entered or awards heretofore made pursuant to law from which no appeal is pending on the effective date of this act are not affected by the provisions hereof.  L. 1986, c. 53, s. 1, eff. July 17, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-30 - Determination date of just compensation

20:3-30. Determination date of just compensation  30. Just compensation shall be determined as of the date of the earliest of the following events: (a) the date possession of the property being condemned is taken by the condemnor in whole or in part; (b) the date of the commencement of the action; (c) the date on which action is taken by the condemnor which substantially affects the use and enjoyment of the property by the condemnee; or (d) the date of the declaration of blight by the governing body upon a report by a planning board pursuant to section 38 of P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-38), or, in the case of a property being maintained as an abandoned property for failure to remove the property from the abandoned property list, as provided pursuant to subsection c. of section 37 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-56), if there was no declaration of blight, as of the date of expiration of the condemnee's right to appeal inclusion of the property on the abandoned property list. L.1971, c.361, s.30; amended 1996, c.62, s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-31 - Payment of interest

20:3-31. Payment of interest  Interest as set by the court upon the amount of compensation determined to be payable hereunder shall be paid by the condemnor from the date of the commencement of the action until the date of payment of the compensation; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the amount upon which interest shall be calculated, all moneys deposited pursuant to Article V hereof; and provided, further, that interest payable hereunder shall be subject to abatement for rents and profits derived from the property by the condemnee during the period for which interest is payable hereunder, and/or for the fair rental value of such property or any portion thereof occupied by the condemnee during such period. L.1971, c. 361, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-32 - Disputes as to interest

20:3-32. Disputes as to interest  Unless agreed upon by the parties, the amount of such interest shall be fixed and determined by the court in a summary manner after final determination of compensation, and shall be added to the amount of the award or judgment, as the case may be. L.1971, c. 361, s. 32.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-33 - Possession by individuals or private corporations

20:3-33. Possession by individuals or private corporations  Individuals and private corporations vested with the authority of condemnation may, upon the filing of the report of the commissioners and upon payment, to the parties entitled thereto or into court, of the amount awarded as provided in this act, take possession of the land or other property for the purposes for which the same was authorized to be taken. The report of the commissioners, together with the order or judgment appointing them, or a copy thereof certified by the clerk of the court, and proof of such payment of the amount awarded shall be plenary evidence of the right of the condemnor to have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the land and other property. L.1971, c. 361, s. 33.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-34 - Deposit of funds where ownership in dispute

20:3-34. Deposit of funds where ownership in dispute  If the condemnee entitled to receive the award or judgment upon tender thereof, shall refuse to receive the same, or shall be out of the State, or under any legal disability; or in case several condemnees interested in the fund shall not agree as to the distribution thereof; or in case the property condemned shall be encumbered by mortgage, judgment or other liens; or if for any other reason the condemnor cannot reasonably pay the award or judgment to any person, the amount thereof may be deposited with the clerk of the court, to be distributed to the parties entitled thereto according to law. The procedure for distributing the funds shall be in accordance with the rules. L.1971, c. 361, s. 34.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-35 - Abandonment of proceedings

20:3-35. Abandonment of proceedings  Any action hereunder may be abandoned at any time before or within 30 days after the filing of the award of commissioners; or in the event of an appeal from such award, at any time before or within 30 days after the entry of judgment; or in the event that a hearing before commissioners shall have been waived, at any time before or within 30 days after judgment has been entered in said action; provided, however, that no such action shall be abandoned after the filing of a declaration of taking pursuant to Article V hereof, or after the vesting of title in any condemnor pursuant hereto; and provided further, that (a) a discharge of the notice of lis pendens is filed, and (b) the condemnor shall pay the expenses of all condemnees who have appeared in the action. Nothing herein shall preclude abandonment at any time by mutual consent of the parties. L.1971, c. 361, s. 35.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-36 - Method of abandonment

20:3-36. Method of abandonment  The abandonment shall be effected by filing and serving notice of abandonment. L.1971, c. 361, s. 36.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-37 - Uneconomic remnants

20:3-37. Uneconomic remnants  If as a result of a partial taking of property, the property remaining consists of a parcel or parcels of land having little or no economic value, the condemnor, in its own discretion or at the request of the condemnee, shall acquire the entire parcel. L.1971, c. 361, s. 37.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-38 - Blighted areas

20:3-38. Blighted areas  The value of any land or other property being acquired in connection with development or redevelopment of a blighted area shall be no less than the value as of the date of the declaration of blight by the governing body upon a report by a planning board. L.1971, c. 361, s. 38.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-39 - Housing authority or redevelopment agency; declaration of taking

20:3-39. Housing authority or redevelopment agency; declaration of taking  Upon the institution of an action by a housing authority or redevelopment agency to fix the compensation to be paid, or at any time thereafter, a duly authorized officer or agent of the housing authority or redevelopment agency may file with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking in the manner provided by this act. L.1971, c. 361, s. 39.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-40 - Acquisitions by State colleges; declaration of taking

20:3-40. Acquisitions by State colleges; declaration of taking  Whenever a State college is authorized by law to acquire lands or rights therein, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may acquire such lands or right therein by gift, devise, purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided by this act. L.1971, c. 361, s. 40.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-41 - Lands etc. needed for defense or for airports; declaration of taking

20:3-41. Lands etc. needed for defense or for airports; declaration of taking  Whenever the State or any commission, official, board or body thereof or any county or municipality shall determine to acquire lands, easements, rights-of-way or other property to be used by the United States of America, the State of New Jersey or said county or municipality, for furthering national or State defense, or for developing or building airports or providing surface or aerial approaches thereto, by condemnation pursuant to this act, and shall represent to the court that it is necessary for such purposes that the plaintiff enter into possession of the same immediately, the plaintiff may, with leave of court, file with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking in the manner provided for by this act. L.1971, c. 361, s. 41.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-42 - Recovery of taxes or other municipal liens or charges

20:3-42. Recovery of taxes or other municipal liens or charges  The provisions of this act shall not be construed to prevent any municipality from retaining from or recovering out of any moneys paid by it into court, under this act, any sum or sums due to such municipality, for taxes or other municipal liens or charges against any property taken in condemnation. L.1971, c. 361, s. 42.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-43 - Right of owner to recover amount awarded; lien

20:3-43. Right of owner to recover amount awarded; lien  The report of the commissioners together with the order or judgment appointing them, or a copy thereof certified by the clerk of the court, shall be plenary evidence of the right of the owner of the land or other property taken to recover the amount awarded with interest and costs, in the action or in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to be instituted against the plaintiff after failure to pay the same for 20 days after the filing of the report, and shall from the time of filing the report be enforceable as a lien upon the land or property taken and any improvements thereon. L.1971, c. 361, s. 43.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-44 - Payment of amount of judgment on appeal; right to possession; lien, other remedies

20:3-44. Payment of amount of judgment on appeal; right to possession; lien, other remedies  The amount of the judgment on the appeal, or so much thereof as shall not have been paid, shall be paid to the parties entitled thereto or paid into court as provided in section 34 of this act. If possession shall not have been taken theretofore, the plaintiff, upon payment as aforesaid, may, notwithstanding any further appeal or other proceedings, take possession of the lands or other property for the purposes for which the same was authorized to be taken. The persons entitled to receive payment of the judgment shall be entitled to the same lien as is provided in section 34 of this act for the collection of awards of commissioners and shall have such other remedies as may be appropriate for the recovery of the same. L.1971, c. 361, s. 44.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-45 - Condemnation of public utility property by municipality; after acquired property and improvements

20:3-45. Condemnation of public utility property by municipality; after acquired property and improvements  Where an award has been made in an action by a municipality for the condemnation of property of a public utility company and the award has been paid to the parties entitled thereto or the amount thereof paid into court, the municipality, in addition to having the right to take possession of the property so condemned, may take possession of such other property as the company has acquired, and any improvements made in its plant, since the commencement of the action, in advance of making compensation therefor, provided the municipality cannot acquire said property and improvements by agreement with the owner, either by reason of disagreement as to price, or the legal incapacity or absence of the owner, or his inability to convey valid title, or by reason of any other cause. Upon a municipality exercising this right and entering upon and taking the after-acquired property and improvements in advance of making compensation therefor, the municipality shall apply to the commissioners therefore appointed in the action to fix the compensation to be paid the persons interested for the after-acquired property and improvements. Thereupon the commissioners shall make a just and equitable appraisement of the value of all such after-acquired property and improvements and damages if any, in accordance with this act. Upon the making of the award the municipality shall pay the amount thereof unless an appeal is taken therefrom to the Superior Court as provided for in section 13 of this act, in which case the amount of the award shall be paid upon final determination thereof. L.1971, c. 361, s. 45.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-46 - Sidewalks; lands condemned for highways to include; condemnation of lands for sidewalks

20:3-46. Sidewalks; lands condemned for highways to include; condemnation of lands for sidewalks  Unless otherwise particularly specified in the resolution, map, complaint and other proceedings for the acquiring of land or rights-of-way, or both, for public highways in the manner set forth in this act the boundary lines of the said road and highways, or portion thereof so taken and acquired, shall include within the boundaries thereof all land necessary and desired for the locating of sidewalks or other space then needed, or thereafter to be utilized as sidewalk, and whether the same shall then or thereafter be intended to be paved for use by pedestrians as sidewalks. All land lying outside of and adjoining the outer boundary lines of any public road or highway, the boundaries of which have been established according to law prior to April 28, 1931, and which lands or the use thereof shall be required for the purpose of laying out, grading and constructing sidewalks for the use of pedestrians, shall be taken, acquired and occupied from and as against the rightful owner thereof, only in accordance with this act and upon paying compensation therefor, to be fixed and determined in the manner prescribed by this act. Nothing in this section shall limit or impair or deprive any municipality or county of the right to ordain or order the grading and the construction of a paved surface for any sidewalk above referred to, and the assessing of the proportionate cost thereof, against the owner of the property thereby improved as a local public improvement in the manner now provided by law. L.1971, c. 361, s. 46.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-47 - Improvement with payment for property taken by assessments against improvement; election to proceed under separate statute

20:3-47. Improvement with payment for property taken by assessments against improvement; election to proceed under separate statute  Where land or other property is taken or to be taken by a municipal corporation or other public body for public improvement and payment of the compensation for the land or other property and damages is authorized by statute to be set off against or made wholly or partially in benefits to be assessed for the same improvement, the municipal corporation or other body may elect to proceed under such statute and on such election the proceeding shall not be governed by this chapter, except as provided by such statute. L.1971, c. 361, s. 47.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-48 - Reference to prior law as reference to this act

20:3-48. Reference to prior law as reference to this act  Any reference to Title 20 of the Revised Statutes or to any section or sections thereof or any amendment or supplement thereof in any other statute, in effect on the effective date of this act, shall hereafter be given effect as though reference therein were made to this act or the applicable provisions thereof. L.1971, c. 361, s. 48.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-49 - Repeal of chapter 1 of Title 20 and P.L.1942, chapter 14

20:3-49. Repeal of chapter 1 of Title 20 and P.L.1942, chapter 14  Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes and P.L.1942, chapter 14 are repealed as of the effective date hereof; provided, however, that this act shall not affect statutes insofar as they regulate the ascertainment and payment of compensation for property condemned or taken by bodies organized and administered as a result of or under compacts between States. L.1971, c. 361, s. 49.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:3-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:3-50 - Repeal of inconsistent acts; application of act to agencies, utilities, etc. with power of eminent domain

20:3-50. Repeal of inconsistent acts; application of act to agencies, utilities, etc. with power of eminent domain  All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. This act shall apply to every agency, authority, company, utility or any other entity having the power of eminent domain exercisable within the State of New Jersey except as exempted in section 49 of this act. L.1971, c. 361, s. 50.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:4-1 - Short title

20:4-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Relocation Assistance Act." L.1971, c. 362, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 20:4-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 20 - Eminent Domain|Section 20:4-2 - Declaration of policy

20:4-2. Declaration of policy  The purpose of this act is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by State and local land acquisition programs, by building code enforcement activities, or by a program of voluntary rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements conducted pursuant to governmental supervision. Such policy shall be uniform as to a. relocation payments, b. advisory assistance, c. assurance of availability of standard housing, and d. State reimbursement for local relocation payments under State assisted and local programs. L.1971, c. 362, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1972.