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NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-40 - Limitation on proceedings to restrain or review assessment or award

40:56-40. Limitation on proceedings to restrain or review assessment or award  No action or proceeding for injunctive or other relief shall be commenced to restrain or review an assessment or award made for any improvement, after thirty days shall have elapsed from the date of the confirmation of such assessment or award. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 701, s. 187, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41 - Former actions not impaired

40:56-41. Former actions not impaired  L.1921, c. 195, s. 6, p. 515 (1924 Suppl. s. 136-2058), being section six of an act entitled "An act to further amend an act entitled "An act concerning municipalities,' approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen," approved April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, saved from repeal. [This section saves proceedings and appeals relating to ordinances and assessments for local improvements instituted prior to April 8, 1921.]
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41.1 - Farmland or other open space defined

40:56-41.1. Farmland or other open space defined  As used in this act "farmland or other open space" means lands devoted to agricultural use which are qualified for assessment for property tax under the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964" (C. 54:4-23.1 et seq.). L.1975, c. 341, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41.2 - Deferral of payment of assessment against farmland or other open space; exception; duration of deferral; interest

40:56-41.2. Deferral of payment of assessment against farmland or other open space; exception; duration of deferral; interest  a. When all or part of the cost of the installation of a local improvement, as defined in R.S. 40:56-1 is assessed against the lands benefited thereby, payment of bills for the amount of the assessment levied, or for any installment thereof, with respect to farmland or other open space shall be deferred, except as to the extent of the immediate benefit of the local improvement, until the land is no longer actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use as defined by section 5 of the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c. 48 (C. 54:4-23.5). b. With respect to local improvements authorized by the municipality on or after the date of enactment of this act, interest shall not be charged on any assessment so deferred, either during the period of deferment or as accumulated interest at the termination of the deferment. With respect to local improvements authorized by the municipality before the date of enactment of this act, interest may be charged on any assessments so deferred, except where the owner, or in the case of a corporate owner, the principal stockholder, makes his principal residence on the lands against which the deferred assessment is charged, on adjacent land, or on other farmland or other open space. Interest shall not exceed the rate that may be charged on installments pursuant to R.S. 40:56-35 and shall be due and payable upon the termination of the deferment. L.1975, c. 341, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1976. Amended by L.1981, c. 310, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41.3 - Lien; filing of record

40:56-41.3. Lien; filing of record  A record to the effect that the land is subject to the lien of a deferred local improvement assessment shall be filed and maintained in the office of the tax collector or other officer responsible for maintenance of the record of municipal liens. L.1975, c. 341, s. 3, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41.4 - Nonenlargement of time of appeal due to deferral

40:56-41.4. Nonenlargement of time of appeal due to deferral  Deferment of payment of a local improvement assessment pursuant to this act shall not enlarge the time within which the owner of the land may appeal from the levy of the assessment. L.1975, c. 341, s. 4, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-41.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-41.5 - Burden of cost of local improvement subject to deferral by municipality

40:56-41.5. Burden of cost of local improvement subject to deferral by municipality  The costs of local improvements as to which payment of an assessment by the owner of the land is deferred pursuant to this act shall be borne by the municipality as in the case of a general improvement. L.1975, c. 341, s. 5, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-42 - Power of assessment

40:56-42. Power of assessment  When proceedings have been commenced under this subtitle by a municipality for laying out, opening, or establishing a new street, road, avenue, alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof, or widening, straightening, extending, altering, or changing in any manner the location of a street, road, avenue, alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof, and the municipality has become vested with the title to the real estate or interest therein required for such purposes, under this chapter, such proceeding shall be deemed to be a local improvement and assessments for benefits may be made immediately therefor, and the officer or board charged with the assessment for benefits, or a majority of such board, shall make an assessment of the benefits conferred upon any real estate by reason of such improvement after hearings are held, upon notice in the same way and manner as provided for in this article in the case of assessments for benefits and awards for incidental damages where no lands are to be taken and the procedure after said assessment shall be the same as provided for in this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-43 - Proceedings deemed a local improvement; procedure in certain cases

40:56-43. Proceedings deemed a local improvement; procedure in certain cases  Whenever proceedings have been commenced under article 4 of chapter 49 of this title (s. 40:49-13 et seq.), for any or all of the works set forth therein and the municipality has become vested with the title to real estate or any interest therein required for such purposes, such proceedings shall be deemed to be a local improvement and assessments for benefits may be immediately made therefor, and the officer or board charged with the duty of making assessments for benefits, or a majority of such board, shall make an assessment for benefits conferred upon any real estate benefited by reason of such improvement after hearing held upon the same notice, in the same manner as provided for in this article in case of assessments for benefits and awards for incidental damages where no lands are to be taken, and the procedure after said assessment shall be the same as in this article provided, except as otherwise provided in sections 40:56-43 to 40:56-47 of this title. If the total cost of the improvement shall exceed the aggregate assessable special benefits the excess shall be borne and paid by the municipality at large.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-44 - Benefits exceeding award and vice versa; excess a lien.

40:56-44 Benefits exceeding award and vice versa; excess a lien.  40:56-44. Whenever, by the report and map of the officer or board charged with the duty of making assessments for benefits for local improvements in the municipality as confirmed by the governing body, it shall appear that an award has been made to any person for property taken or damages sustained and that such person is also assessed for benefits received on account of the same improvement, then if the assessment equal or exceed the award, no payment shall be made on account of such award. If the award exceed the assessment only so much of the award as is in excess shall be paid, and the resolution of the governing body confirming the award shall be framed accordingly. When the amount to be assessed shall be finally determined, as provided in section 40:56-43 of this title such amount shall be set off against the amount of the award unpaid and if the amount of the award unpaid be in excess, the assessment shall be canceled and such excess only shall be paid to the person to whom the award is made; and if the amount of the assessment be in excess, the award unpaid shall be canceled and such excess only shall remain a lien upon the property assessed. The rest of the award or assessment, as the case may be, shall be canceled. Amended 2002, c.15, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-45 - Payment of award; payment into court in certain cases

40:56-45. Payment of award; payment into court in certain cases  When any award made under sections 40:56-43 to 40:56-47 of this Title is confirmed by the governing body the amount thereof, less deductions for assessments, as ascertained in section 40:56-44 of this Title shall promptly after such confirmation be tendered to the person or persons entitled thereto before the commencement of the work. If it is uncertain who is entitled thereto, or if the municipality is unable to tender any such award by reason of the incapacity or absence of any person entitled thereto, or otherwise, or if any person or persons refuse to accept or receive such award it may, with leave of the Superior Court, be paid into said court and shall be distributed to the persons entitled thereto according to law. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 701, s. 188, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-46 - Title to vest in municipality upon payment; copy of award recorded; map filed

40:56-46. Title to vest in municipality upon payment; copy of award recorded; map filed  Upon the acceptance of any such award or payment of the same into the Superior Court, title to such real estate or interest therein shall vest in the municipality, which may thereupon enter upon and take possession of such real estate or interest therein and remove all persons therefrom, and a duplicate original of the report of awards as confirmed, or a copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the municipality as a true copy of the awards as confirmed by the governing body shall be recorded in the county in which such municipality is situated, in the records of deeds for such county. The officer in charge of such office shall cause the names of the owners or owner of the property taken as shown by such awards to be indexed under "grantors" in the index of deeds for such county, and the names of mortgagees named in such awards under "releasors" in the index of releases of mortgages for such county. A copy of the map accompanying the report of the awards shall be filed in the same office. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 702, s. 189, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-47 - Appeal from award; procedure

40:56-47. Appeal from award; procedure  Any owner or owners of real estate taken for such improvement, or of any interest in such real estate, may appeal, from the amount awarded, to the Superior Court, at any time within thirty days after the confirmation, by the governing body, of the award complained of. Such appeal shall be taken in the manner prescribed in section 40:56-56 of this Title, and the matter shall be proceeded with as provided in sections 40:56-56 and 40:56-57 of this Title. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 702, s. 190, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-48 - Contracts with county for road improvements; assessments for benefits

40:56-48. Contracts with county for road improvements; assessments for benefits  Whenever any municipality shall enter into a contract under any law with the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein such municipality is situated for the permanent improvement and maintenance of any portion of any road within such municipality, by which contract the said municipality undertakes or agrees to pay any portion of the expense of the improvement, the municipality may enact an ordinance, requiring and directing that the portion of the expense of the improvement which it has contracted to pay shall be assessed upon any real estate that may have been benefited by such improvement in the manner provided by this chapter for the assessment, and shall be paid and collected in the manner provided by this chapter for the payment and collection of assessments levied for local improvements.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-49 - Improvement of streets part of highway

40:56-49. Improvement of streets part of highway  Any municipality may undertake as a local or general improvement the improvement and paving for its entire width from gutter to gutter of any street or highway or any portion thereof proposed to be improved or heretofore improved, by the board of chosen freeholders of any county or by or under the direction of the state highway commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-50 - Contract with state and county for road improvement

40:56-50. Contract with state and county for road improvement  The governing body of any municipality in which said improvement is undertaken may, by and with the consent of the state highway commission, enter into a contract with the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which said municipality lies, or with the state highway commission, to pay the entire additional cost due to said increased width of improvement and paving, which contract shall fix and prescribe the time and manner of payment by said municipality of such added cost and expense; or the said municipality may make such improvement in the same manner as improvements are made therein, by its governing body, provided, the contract for such improvement shall be approved by the state highway commission. The contract shall not be entered into unless and until the proceedings and acts for the undertaking of a local or general improvement have been taken and performed in the manner prescribed by this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-51 - Payment of cost; assessments for benefits

40:56-51. Payment of cost; assessments for benefits  The additional cost due to the increased width may be assessed upon the lands benefited by reason of such improvement and the assessments and collection thereof shall be made in the same manner as other assessments for local improvements are authorized to be assessed and collected by this chapter, or said additional cost may be raised and paid by general taxation.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-52 - Power to assess

40:56-52. Power to assess  When a main sewer or drain, or a sewage disposal plant, or an outlet or connecting sewer, either within or without the municipality, or any improvement or addition to a sewerage system has been or shall hereafter be constructed in a municipality, and the benefits thereof shall be extended to real estate in the municipality by the subsequent construction of any lateral sewer or sewers, drain or drains, and the municipality has paid or is obligated to pay for such main sewer or drain, or sewage disposal plant, or outlet or connecting sewer, or any improvement or addition to the sewerage system or any part of the cost thereof, out of general funds, either because such work has been done at the general expense, or because the assessments therefor did not equal the total cost thereof, such real estate to which the benefits thereof shall have been extended, may be assessed therefor to an amount not exceeding the amount of the benefits actually received by such real estate notwithstanding that the municipality shall have paid such indebtedness or part thereof either in whole or in part. Such assessment may be made in connection with and as a part of the assessment for such lateral sewer or drain, or as an independent assessment, and shall be made and collected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such assessment with interest thereon as collected from time to time shall be placed in the surplus revenue account of the municipality and controlled by the provisions of chapter 2 of this title (s. 40:2-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-53 - House connections; cost assessed

40:56-53. House connections; cost assessed  In constructing sewers the governing body may lay or cause to be laid the necessary house connections from such sewer to the curb line of any street in which the same is laid. In that case such work shall be specified in the ordinance providing for the construction of the sewer and a map showing such connections shall be prepared and exhibited at any hearing held by the governing body. The cost of such connection shall be assessed against the lot or plot benefited.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-54 - Appeals from assessments and awards of incidental damages; procedure.

40:56-54 Appeals from assessments and awards of incidental damages; procedure.  40:56-54. Except as provided in article four of this chapter (s. 40:56-58 et seq.) as to cities of the first class, the owner of any property assessed for benefits or awarded damages incidental to the improvements as distinguished from damages for real estate to be taken under this chapter, may within thirty days after confirmation of such assessment or award appeal from the same to the Superior Court by serving written notice of such appeal within such thirty days upon the tax collector and a duplicate upon the clerk of the governing body, either personally or by leaving the same at his office or place of abode. The appeal shall be determined by a trial and, upon the demand of any party thereto, with a jury. The determination shall be by order or judgment subject to the provisions of section 40:56-57 of this Title. The court shall determine whether or not the assessment or award of damages appealed from is a just and fair assessment or award, and if not shall make an order correcting the same or if the assessment or award is sustained shall so order. The determination of the court as to all such appeals in the case of any one improvement shall be embodied in the same order or judgment, and a certified copy thereof shall be served upon the tax collector and the clerk of the municipality. The appeal procedure set forth in this section shall not affect the validity and commencement of a lien against land that has been assessed for benefits, but shall be considered to affect only the amount of the lien. Amended 1953, c.37, s.191; 2002, c.15, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-55 - Correction without appeal.

40:56-55 Correction without appeal.  40:56-55. Except as provided in article four of this chapter (s. 40:56-58 et seq.) as to cities of the first class the tax collector shall, upon receiving the certified copy of such order or judgment, note in his books any corrections or changes made thereby and report the same to the chief financial officer of the municipality. The governing body even after confirming any assessment may upon due proof by affidavit of any manifest error order by resolution the correction of such error in any assessment for benefits from which no appeal has been taken, and upon the adoption of such resolution the tax collector shall note and report such correction in the same manner. The correction procedure set forth in this section shall not affect the validity and commencement of a lien against land that has been assessed for benefits, but shall be considered to affect only the amount of the lien. Amended 1953, c.37, s.192; 2002, c.15, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-56 - Appeal from award in condemnation proceedings; notice.

40:56-56 Appeal from award in condemnation proceedings; notice.  40:56-56. Except as provided in article four of this chapter (s. 40:56-58 et seq.) as to cities of the first class, the owner of any real estate or interest therein taken for any improvement mentioned in this chapter may appeal to the Superior Court from the award of damages made for the taking of such property as distinguished from the award for damages incidental to this improvement. The appeal shall be taken within thirty days after confirmation of the assessment or award appealed from by serving a written notice thereof within said thirty days upon the clerk or the chief executive officer of the municipality, either personally, or by leaving the same at his office or place of abode. An appeal taken pursuant to this section shall not affect the validity and commencement of a lien against land that has been assessed for benefits, but shall be considered to affect only the amount of the lien. Amended 1953, c.37, s.193; 2002, c.15, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-57 - Condemnation appeal; procedure; further appeal

40:56-57. Condemnation appeal; procedure; further appeal  Except as provided in article four of this chapter (s. 40:56-58 et seq.) as to cities of the first class, the court to which the appeal is taken pursuant to section 40:56-56 of this Title shall assess such damages anew in the manner provided for condemnation by chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes. The order or judgment entered on any such appeal or on an appeal pursuant to section 40:56-54 of this Title shall be for the amount recovered by the appellant and may be enforced in an appropriate manner. The order or judgment shall not be enforced until thirty days after final entry, and the order or judgment shall be discharged, except as to costs, and the land freed from the award, if within such thirty days, a certified copy of an ordinance repealing the improvement ordinance is filed with the court. If the order or judgment of the Superior Court be appealed from or otherwise reviewed by an appellate court the words "final order or judgment" as used in this section shall be construed to mean the final judgment of the highest appellate court to which the case shall be taken. The municipality may proceed with the prosecution and completion of the improvement notwithstanding any such appeal, trial or review. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 704, s. 194, eff. March 19, 1953.