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NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-19 - Conveyance of lands for educational purposes

40A:12-19. Conveyance of lands for educational purposes  19. When the governing body of a county or municipality shall determine by resolution that all or any part of a tract of land improved or unimproved is no longer needed for public purposes, the governing body may authorize the conveyance of such lands or any portion thereof to the State when so requested or approved by resolution of the State Board of Education or any board of trustees or board of governors, as appropriate, of a public institution of higher education or to any board of education in the county or municipality or to a regional board of education of a regional school district or to a consolidated board of education of a consolidated school district or the board of education of any county vocational school, requesting or approving such conveyance by resolution, for a nominal consideration, to be used by the State for educational purposes, connected with the district board of education or the regional board of education or the consolidated board of education or the board of education of any county vocational school, and may cause the same to be duly conveyed by its proper officers accordingly. A prior dedication or use for park purposes of such land or any part thereof shall not be deemed to preclude a transfer and conveyance thereof under the provisions of this section.  L.1971,c.199,s.19; amended 1994,c.48,s.297.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-20 - Acquisition on behalf of another public body

40A:12-20. Acquisition on behalf of another public body  Any county or municipality may acquire, sell, lease or exchange, pursuant to this act, any real property, capital improvement or personal property in trust for, on behalf of, or as agent for, any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic of this State or the United States of America, or any department or agency thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the governing body of the municipality, by ordinance, or the county, by resolution, shall adopt. L.1971, c. 199, s. 20, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-21.1 - Private sale of personal property authorized

40A:12-21.1. Private sale of personal property authorized  2. When the governing body of any county or municipality shall determine that any form of personal property as defined in subsection (f) of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-2) and as amended in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.12, owned by the county or municipality, is no longer needed for county or municipal purposes, as the case may be, that governing body, by resolution or ordinance, may authorize a private sale of the personal property without compliance with any other law governing disposal of personal property by counties and municipalities, for a consideration, which may be nominal to any organization or association listed in section 21 of P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-21). The private sale of the personal property shall contain a limitation that the personal property shall be used only for the purposes of that organization or association, and to render those services or to provide those facilities as may be agreed upon, and not for commercial business, trade or manufacture, and that if the personal property is not used in accordance with that limitation, ownership thereto shall revert to the county or municipality.  L.1995,c.12,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-22 - Establishment, maintenance of central registry.

40A:12-22 Establishment, maintenance of central registry.  22. Each municipality and county may establish and maintain a central registry of all real property in which it has acquired title or a leasehold interest for other than street or highway purposes as of the effective date of this act. This registry may also include a record of all real property which a county or municipality may hereafter acquire, sell or lease.  The central registry referred to herein, if established and maintained, shall: a. Constitute a public record; b. Be entitled "Municipal Real Property Registry" or "County Real Property Registry" as may be appropriate; c. Be available for inspection in the office of the municipal clerk or clerk of the board of chosen freeholders, as may be appropriate. L.1971,c.199,s.22; amended 1972, c.126; 2000, c.126, s.27.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-23 - Display of flags on county and municipal buildings

40A:12-23. Display of flags on county and municipal buildings  The governing bodies of the respective counties and municipalities shall procure United States flags, flagstaffs and the appliances therefor for their particular county courthouse and the municipal buildings and shall display the flags upon or near said county courthouses and buildings during business hours and at such other times as the governing bodies may deem proper. L.1971, c. 199, s. 23, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-24 - Rental of lands and buildings or portions thereof not needed for public use; portions of buildings; rental

40A:12-24. Rental of lands and buildings or portions thereof not needed for public use; portions of buildings; rental  Every county or municipality may lease for fixed and upon prescribed terms and for private purposes any of the land or buildings or any part thereof not presently needed for public use to the person who will pay the highest rent therefor. The use by the lessee shall be of such character as not to be detrimental to the building or the use of the building or the use of the unleased part of the building. L.1971, c. 199, s. 24, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-25 - Use of public building by counties and municipalities

40A:12-25. Use of public building by counties and municipalities  Each county may authorize any municipality in the county to use, for municipal purposes, a portion of any county building and any municipality may permit the county in which it is located to use for county purposes a portion of any municipal building, not needed for the purposes of the county or the municipality, as the case may be, upon such terms as shall be agreed upon by the governing bodies of the county and the municipality. L.1971, c. 199, s. 25, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-27 - Construction

40A:12-27. Construction  The language and terms of this act shall be construed broadly, in order that counties and municipalities may have all of the powers necessary and incident to the efficient and economical execution of their public functions, and in order that the officers and employees of counties and municipalities shall have clear and unambiguous standards of conduct in dealing with public real property, capital improvements or personal property and moneys. L.1971, c. 199, s. 27, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-28 - Saving clause

40A:12-28. Saving clause  Any acquisition, sale, lease or exchange made prior to the effective date of this act, pursuant to any act repealed or amended pursuant to this act, is hereby validated, confirmed and continued, except that no lease shall be renewed or extended, except in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.1971, c. 199, s. 28, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-29 - Statutes repealed

40A:12-29. Statutes repealed  The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby repealed: Sections 40:9-1; 40:9-2; 40:9-4; 40:32-1; 40:32-2; 40:32-3; 40:32-4; 40:32-5; 40:32-7; 40:32-8; 40:32-9; 40:32-10; 40:32-11; 40:32-12; 40:32-13; 40:60-1; 40:60-2; 40:60-3; 40:60-4; 40:60-5; 40:60-6; 40:60-7; 40:60-8; 40:60-9; 40:60-26; 40:60-27; 40:60-29; 40:60-30; 40:60-31; 40:60-36; 40:60-37; 40:60-38; 40:60-39; 40:60-40; 40:60-42; 40:60-43; 40:60-44; 40:60-45; 40:176-1; 40:176-2; 40:176-11; 40:176-12 of the Revised Statutes; Laws of 1940, c. 145 (C. 40:60-45.1); Laws of 1942, c. 199 (C. 40:60-51.1); Laws of 1942, c. 262 (C. 40:32-9.1-C. 40:32-9.2); Laws of 1944, c. 77 (C. 40:60-51.3-C. 40:60-51.4); Laws of 1947, c. 87 (C. 40:60-40.1); Laws of 1947, c. 316 (C. 40:60-45.2); Laws of 1948, c. 246 (C. 40:60-40.2-C. 40:60-40.3); Laws of 1949, c. 61 (C. 40:60-40.4); Laws of 1949, c. 153 (C. 40:60-27.3); Laws of 1950, c. 7 (C. 40:60-27.4); Laws of 1950, c. 184 (C. 40:60-45.3); Laws of 1950, c. 194 (C. 40:23-6.21); Laws of 1954, c. 18 (C. 40:32-13.1-C. 40:32-13.2); Laws of 1954, c. 143 (C. 40:60-40.5); Laws of 1954, c. 184 (C. 40:60-45.4); Laws of 1957, c. 148 (C. 40:60-51.6); Laws of 1958, c. 87 (C. 40:32-20); Laws of 1960, c. 34 (C. 40:32-13.3); Laws of 1964, c. 71 (C. 40:60-51.11); Laws of 1964, c. 109 (C. 40:60-38.1); Laws of 1965, c. 228 (C. 40:60-45.5). L.1971, c. 199, s. 29, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-30 - Effective date

40A:12-30. Effective date  This act shall take effect July 1, 1971. L.1971, c. 199, s. 30, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-31 - Short title

40A:12-31. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Homesteading Act." L. 1988, c. 148, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-32 - Findings, declarations

40A:12-32. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that:  a. There exists within this State a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling units for persons of limited means, particularly in urban centers such as Newark, Irvington, Paterson, Trenton and Camden;  b. In those same centers in which the housing crisis is most severe, many residential properties have been acquired by municipalities because of their abandonment or the failure on the part of their owners to pay property taxes;  c. Owing to their abandonment and neglect, these structures are generally unsafe and unsound, posing a threat to local residents and undermining the stability of entire neighborhoods;  d. The already formidable demands placed upon these governments in attempting to maintain acceptable levels of municipal service in the face of declining assistance from higher levels of government are only exacerbated by the financial expense and administrative burden associated with the upkeep of this obsolescent municipal property;  e. Not only does the persistence of this urban ill seriously drain municipal coffers and undermine the physical and social fabric of our major urban centers, but it also represents a senseless waste of residential accommodation at a time when affordable housing is becoming increasingly scarce;  f. If municipalities were provided with greater flexibility in disposing of these municipally-owned residential buildings, they would thereby be assisted in diminishing the onerous burdens associated with property ownership under these circumstances, in recycling housing units which are so vital, and finally, in reversing the fortunes of neighborhoods which exist in the shadow of these abandoned, obsolescent, and unsafe structures;  g. It is therefore in the public interest and a valid public purpose for the Legislature to allow municipalities the discretion to dispose of these residential properties for limited consideration, through the establishment of urban homesteading programs, in order to facilitate their reuse and, equally, to encourage and promote the economic revitalization of this State's urban centers.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-33 - Definitions

40A:12-33. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Application" means all information required by the municipality of an applicant in order to make a determination regarding the sale of in rem property;  b. "In rem property" means any residential property consisting of less than five dwelling units, to which a municipality has acquired title pursuant to the "In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948)," P.L. 1948, c. 96 (C. 54:5-104.29 et seq.);  c. "Enforcing agency" means the enforcing agency in any municipality designated to administer and enforce the "State Uniform Construction Code Act" pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-126), and regulations promulgated thereunder;  d. "Owner" means the owner or owners in fee of the property or a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly in control of a building, structure or real property;  e. "Qualified applicant" or "applicant" means an applicant for an urban homestead who is at least 18 years of age upon application;  f. "Urban homesteader" means a person who has been granted title to an in rem property under the conditions set forth in this act;  g. "Urban homesteading agency" or "homesteading agency" means that governmental entity designated to administer the urban homesteading program pursuant to section 4 of this act; and  h. "Urban homesteading program" means the process by which title to in rem property is conveyed by a municipality to an urban homesteader.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-34 - Urban homesteading program

40A:12-34. Urban homesteading program  a. A municipality may, by ordinance, establish an urban homesteading program. Any municipality which enacts such an ordinance shall designate in that ordinance an existing department of the municipality to serve as the urban homesteading agency.  b. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1971, c. 199 (C. 40A:12-1 et seq.) or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any municipality which enacts an ordinance pursuant to subsection a. of this section may sell in rem property to a qualified applicant for a selling price of no less than the minimum purchase price set by ordinance and no more than the maximum purchase price set by ordinance; provided, however, that no property may be sold pursuant to this act unless the applicant makes a commitment to the municipality that he will fulfill the work entailed in the appraisal which is selected by the homesteading agency from among those submitted by the applicant under subsection d. of this section.  c. In order to be considered eligible to purchase an in rem property pursuant to this act, an applicant shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the homesteading agency, that the applicant has the financial means to purchase the property.  d. An ordinance establishing an urban homesteading program shall include reasonable standards for demonstration of financial means, a minimum time period during which the homesteader must occupy the premises, a specific time period within which rehabilitation of the premises must commence, an overall minimum and maximum purchase price for homestead properties to be transferred and penalties for not beginning rehabilitation within the specified time and for not fulfilling the residency commitment.  The ordinance shall also require an applicant who proposes to purchase an in rem property to include as part of the application to purchase that property three independent appraisals of that work required in order to bring the property into conformance with all applicable State and local codes and shall include penalties for not fulfilling the work required in that appraisal selected by the homesteading agency. The appraisals shall set forth a detailed list of all materials required and the number of hours of labor required in order to perform all of the necessary tasks.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-35 - Certified list

40A:12-35. Certified list  Within 30 days of the enactment of an ordinance establishing an urban homesteading program and designating the urban homesteading agency, the tax collector shall submit to the homesteading agency a certified list of all in rem properties within the municipality. At least quarterly thereafter, the tax collector shall review and update that certified list and report any changes in the number of in rem properties to the urban homesteading agency.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-36 - Notice; procedures

40A:12-36. Notice; procedures  a. Upon receiving the list of in rem properties in the municipality pursuant to section 5 of this act, the urban homesteading agency shall publish at least twice a notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the property which is suitable for rehabilitation is available. The notice shall contain the following information: (1) that certain in rem property is available for acquisition; (2) that in order to be considered eligible to acquire the property, applicants must fulfill criteria which are set forth in the notice; (3) the procedures for applying for an urban homestead; and (4) the deadline for submitting the application. The second notice shall be published not less than two weeks before the application deadline.  b. Within 30 days after the application deadline, the urban homesteading agency shall recommend to the governing body the transfer of in rem property to qualified applicants who have demonstrated their ability to acquire the necessary financial and technical resources to rehabilitate, own and manage urban homestead property under the terms and conditions set forth in section 4 of this act and under any other conditions determined by the homesteading agency.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-37 - Contract provisions

40A:12-37. Contract provisions  The transfer of the urban homesteading property to the applicant selected pursuant to section 6 of this act shall be made pursuant to a contract of sale and rehabilitation between the municipality and the transferee which shall provide, among other things, that (1) the property transferred shall be rehabilitated for residential use and be brought into and maintained in conformity with all applicable State and local codes; (2) the rehabilitation shall commence and be completed within the time period specified in the ordinance; and (3) representatives of the urban homesteading agency, the municipality, and, where State or federal assistance is involved, representatives of State or federal governments shall have access to the property during normal business hours for the purpose of inspecting to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12-38 - Filing of ordinance

40A:12-38. Filing of ordinance  Within 30 days following the enactment of an ordinance establishing an urban homesteading program, the municipal clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services and the Director of the Division of Housing and Development of the Department of Community Affairs.  L. 1988, c. 148, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12A-1 - Short title

40A:12A-1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."  L.1992,c.79,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12A-2 - Findings, determinations, declarations

40A:12A-2. Findings, determinations, declarations  2. The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares: a. There exist, have existed and persist in various communities of this State conditions of deterioration in housing, commercial and industrial installations, public services and facilities and other physical components and supports of community life, and improper, or lack of proper, development which result from forces which are amenable to correction and amelioration by concerted effort of responsible public bodies, and without this public effort are not likely to be corrected or ameliorated by private effort.  b. From time to time the Legislature has, by various enactments, empowered and assisted local governments in their efforts to arrest and reverse these conditions and to promote the advancement of community interests through programs of redevelopment, rehabilitation and incentives to the expansion and improvement of commercial, industrial, residential and civic facilities.  c. As a result of those efforts, there has grown a varied and complex body of laws, all directed by diverse means to the principal goal of promoting the physical development that will be most conducive to the social and economic improvement of the State and its several municipalities.  d. It is the intent of this act to codify, simplify and concentrate prior enactments relative to local redevelopment and housing, to the end that the legal mechanisms for such improvement may be more efficiently employed.  L.1992,c.79,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:12A-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:12A-4.1 - Affordable housing units required for tax abatement, certain.

40A:12A-4.1 Affordable housing units required for tax abatement, certain.  1. Any municipality that has designated a redevelopment area, provides for a tax abatement within that redevelopment area and has adopted a housing element pursuant to subsection b. of section 19 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-28) may, by ordinance, require, as a condition for granting a tax abatement, that the redeveloper set aside affordable residential units or contribute to an affordable housing trust fund established by the municipality. The requirement may be imposed upon developers of market rate residential or non-residential construction or both, at the discretion of the municipality. For the purposes of this section, "affordable" shall mean affordable to persons of low or moderate income as defined pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.). L.2003,c.125,s.1.