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NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-6.1 - Sale of real property by sheriff; procedure; rules and regulations.

46:15-6.1 Sale of real property by sheriff; procedure; rules and regulations.  1. Whenever an application is made to the sheriff of any county for the sale of any real property, whether under execution or pursuant to any other writ, judgment or order, the sheriff shall not proceed with such sale unless and until the applicant shall furnish to the sheriff a statement, under oath, listing the names of all mortgagees and other holders of encumbrances and the current balance of all prior mortgages, liens or encumbrances constituting "consideration" as defined in section 1(c) of the act to which this act is a supplement (C.46:15-5(c)), to which such sale shall be subject. Upon the preparation of a deed for any real property sold as herein provided, the sheriff shall cause to be attached to such deed the statement of prior mortgages, liens or encumbrances furnished by the applicant. Upon the recordation of any deed to real property executed by a sheriff as herein provided, the realty transfer fee shall be computed upon the amount bid for the property plus the remaining amount of any superior mortgages, liens or encumbrances constituting "consideration" as defined in the said section 1 (c) C.46:15-5 (c)); provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to subject to the payment of a fee any deed excluded pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-10). The director shall promulgate rules, regulations and forms of certification or otherwise, necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1979,c.225,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-6.2 - Certification required for recording deed.

46:15-6.2 Certification required for recording deed.  3. No deed shall be recorded with a county recording office for a property to which an age restriction applies unless the certification required pursuant to P.L.2008, c.71 (C.45:22A-46.1 et al.) accompanies such filing and is recorded with the deed as an addendum thereto.  L.2008, c.71, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-7 - Realty transfer fees.

46:15-7 Realty transfer fees.  3. a. In addition to the recording fees imposed by section 2 of P.L.1965, c.123 (C.22A:4-4.1), a grantor shall pay to the county recording officer at the time the deed is offered for recording the following fees: (1) A basic fee, which basic fee shall consist of (a) a State portion at the rate of $1.25 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed, and (b) a county portion at the rate of $0.50 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof so recited; provided however, that on and after the tenth day following a certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.46:15-10.2) or subsubparagraph (ii) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1) as amended, the State portion of the basic fee shall not be imposed; (2) An additional fee at the rate of $0.75 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed in excess of $150,000.00; provided however, that on and after the tenth day following a certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.46:15-10.2) or subsubparagraph (ii) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1) as amended, the additional fee shall not be imposed; and (3) A general purpose fee at the rate of: (a) $0.90 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed that is not in excess of $550,000.00, except that in the case of a conveyance or transfer of property for which the total consideration recited in the deed does not exceed $350,000.00, no general purpose fee shall be imposed; (b) $1.40 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $550,000.00 but not in excess of $850,000.00 recited in the deed; (c) $1.90 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $850,000.00 but not in excess of $1,000,000.00 recited in the deed; and (d) $2.15 for each $500.00 of consideration or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000,000.00 recited in the deed. b. A deed subject to any of the fees established by this section, which is in fact recorded, shall be deemed to have been entitled to recording, notwithstanding that the amount of the consideration shall have been incorrectly stated or that the correct amount of such fee shall not have been paid. No such defect shall in any way affect or impair the validity of the title conveyed or render the same unmarketable; but the person or persons required to pay said additional fee at the time of recording shall be and remain liable to the county recording officer for the payment of the proper amount thereof. L.1968, c.49, s.3; amended 1974, c.184, s.3; 1975, c.176, s.2; 1985, c.225, s.2; 1992, c.148, s.3; 2004, c.66, s.3; 2008, c.31, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-7.3 - Refund for certain fees paid on transactions occurring before February 1, 2005.

46:15-7.3 Refund for certain fees paid on transactions occurring before February 1, 2005.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, if any, to the contrary, a grantee who paid the fee under section 8 of P.L.2004, c.66 (C.46:15-7.2) for a transaction occurring on or after August 1, 2004 but before February 1, 2005 and who would not be required to pay the fee under section 8 of P.L.2004, c.66 as amended by section 1 of P.L.2005, c.19 if the transaction had occurred on or after February 1, 2005, shall be allowed a refund pursuant to this section of the amounts previously paid pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2004, c.66. A grantee who paid the fee shall, on or after February 1, 2005 but before May 1, 2005, file with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury a claim under oath for refund, in the form as the director may prescribe, stating the grounds therefor. L.2005,c.19,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-7.4 - Refunding of fee on certain property transfers.

46:15-7.4 Refunding of fee on certain property transfers.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8 of P.L.2004, c.66 (C.46:15-7.2), for the transfer of real property that was classified pursuant to the requirements of N.J.A.C.18:12-2.2 as Class 4A "commercial properties" at the time of the recording of the deed, provided that the deed was recorded on or before November 15, 2006, and that was transferred pursuant to a contract that was fully executed before July 1, 2006, the fee imposed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2004, c.66 shall be refunded to the grantee by the filing, within one year following the date of the recording of the deed, of a claim with the New Jersey Division of Taxation for a refund of the fee paid. Proof of claim for refund shall be made by the submission of such documentation as the Director of the Division of Taxation may require. L.2006,c.33,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-8 - County, State sharing of fee proceeds.

46:15-8 County, State sharing of fee proceeds.  4. a. The proceeds of the fees collected by the county recording officer, as authorized by P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-5 et seq.), shall be accounted for and remitted to the county treasurer. b. (1) The county portion of the basic fee collected pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-7) shall be retained by the county treasurer for the use of the county. (2) The State portion of the basic fee, the additional fee, and the general purpose fee shall be paid to the State Treasurer for the use of the State. Payments shall be made to the State Treasurer on the tenth day of each month following the month of collection. c. (1) Amounts, not in excess of $25,000,000, paid during the State fiscal year to the State Treasurer from the payment of the State portion of the basic fee shall be credited to the "Shore Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1), in the manner established under that section. (2) In addition to the amounts credited to the "Shore Protection Fund" pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, amounts equal to $12,000,000 in each of the first 10 years after the date of enactment of the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-1 et al.) and to $5,000,000 in each year thereafter, paid during the State fiscal year to the State Treasurer from the payment of fees collected by the county recording officer other than the additional fee of $0.75 for each $500 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed in excess of $150,000 shall be credited to the "Highlands Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 21 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-19), in the manner established under that section. No monies shall be credited to the "Highlands Protection Fund" pursuant to this paragraph until and unless the full amount of $25,000,000 has first been credited to the "Shore Protection Fund" pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. (3) In addition to the amounts credited pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, commencing with the first State fiscal year next following the enactment of P.L.2021, c.126, an amount equal to $20,000,000 shall annually be credited to the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund, created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.163 (C.34:1B-21.25a), in the manner established under that section. d. All amounts paid to the State Treasurer from the payment of the additional fee shall be credited to the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), in the manner established under section 20 thereof (C.52:27D-320). L.1968, c.49, s.4; amended 1975, c.176, s.3; 1985, c.225, s.3; 1992, c.148, s.4; 1999, c.71; 2003, c.113, s.3; 2004, c.66, s.4; 2004, c.120, s.61; 2021, c.126, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-9 - Falsifying consideration, failure to disclose new construction on deed and affidavits; penalty.

46:15-9 Falsifying consideration, failure to disclose new construction on deed and affidavits; penalty.  5. a. Any person who knowingly falsifies the consideration recited in a deed or in the proof or acknowledgment of the execution of a deed or in an affidavit annexed to a deed declaring the consideration therefor or a declaration in an affidavit that a transfer is exempt from recording fee is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. Any grantor conveying title to real property upon which there is new construction who fails to subscribe and append to the deed an affidavit to that effect in accordance with the provisions of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-6) is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.1968,c.49,s.5; amended 1991, c.308, s.4; 2004, c.66, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-10 - Exemptions from realty transfer fee.

46:15-10 Exemptions from realty transfer fee.  6. The fee imposed by this act shall not apply to a deed: (a) For a consideration, as defined in section 1(c), of less than $100.00; (b) By or to the United States of America, this State, or any instrumentality, agency, or subdivision thereof; (c) Solely in order to provide or release security for a debt or obligation; (d) Which confirms or corrects a deed previously recorded; (e) On a sale for delinquent taxes or assessments; (f) On partition; (g) By a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or liquidation, or assignee for the benefit of creditors; (h) Eligible to be recorded as an "ancient deed" pursuant to R.S.46:16-7; (i) Acknowledged or proved on or before July 3, 1968; (j) Between husband and wife, or parent and child; (k) Conveying a cemetery lot or plot; (l) In specific performance of a final judgment; (m) Releasing a right of reversion; (n) Previously recorded in another county and full realty transfer fee paid or accounted for, as evidenced by written instrument, attested by the grantee and acknowledged by the county recording officer of the county of such prior recording, specifying the county, book, page, date of prior recording, and amount of realty transfer fee previously paid; (o) By an executor or administrator of a decedent to a devisee or heir to effect distribution of the decedent's estate in accordance with the provisions of the decedent's will or the intestate laws of this State;  (p) Recorded within 90 days following the entry of a divorce decree which dissolves the marriage between the grantor and grantee; (q) Issued by a cooperative corporation, as part of a conversion of all of the assets of the cooperative corporation into a condominium, to a shareholder upon the surrender by the shareholder of all of the shareholder's stock in the cooperative corporation and the proprietary lease entitling the shareholder to exclusive occupancy of a portion of the property owned by the corporation. (r) For transfer of real property that is entered into on and after January 1, 2021 that is an intercompany transfer between combined group members as part of the unitary business, as those terms are used in section 4 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-4) L.1968, c.49, s.6; amended 1974, c.184, s.4; 1979, c.293; 1985, c.17; 1999, c.357; 2020, c.118, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-10.1 - Partial fee exemptions.

46:15-10.1 Partial fee exemptions.  4. a. The following transfers of title to real property shall be exempt from payment of the State portion of the basic fee: (1) The sale of any one- or two-family residential premises which are owned and occupied by a senior citizen, blind person or disabled person who is the seller in such transaction; provided, however, that except in the instance of a husband and wife no exemption shall be allowed if the property being sold is jointly owned and one or more of the owners is not a senior citizen, blind person or disabled person. (2) The sale of low and moderate income housing. b. Transfers of title to real property upon which there is new construction shall be exempt from payment, with respect to all consideration therefor up to $150,000.00, of 80% of the State portion of the basic fee. c. (1) The director shall promulgate rules, regulations and forms of certification otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (2) No transfer shall be eligible for more than one exemption under this section. d. The balance of the State portion of the basic fee and the additional fee collected on transfers subject to exemption under subsection b. of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be credited to the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), to be spent in the manner established under section 20 thereof (C.52:27D-320).  e. Subsections a. through d. of this section shall be without effect on and after the tenth day following a certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.46:15-10.2) or subsubparagraph (ii) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1) as amended. L.1975, c.176, s.4; amended 1985, c.225, s.4; 1992, c.148, s.5; 2003, c.113, s.4; 2004, c.66, s.6; 2008, c.31, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-10.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-10.2 - Required provisions of annual appropriations act.

46:15-10.2 Required provisions of annual appropriations act.  2. a. The annual appropriations act for each State fiscal year shall, without other conditions, limitations or restrictions on the following: (1) credit amounts paid to the State Treasurer, if any, in payment of fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-7) to the "Shore Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1), the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-320), and the "Highlands Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 21 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-19), pursuant to the requirements of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-8); (2) appropriate the balance of the "Shore Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1), for the purposes of that fund; (3) appropriate the balance of the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-320), for the purposes of that fund; and (4) appropriate the balance of the "Highlands Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 21 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-19), for the purposes of that fund. b. If the requirements of subsection a. of this section are not met on the effective date of an annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year, or if an amendment or supplement to an annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year should violate any of the requirements of subsection a. of this section, the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury shall, not later than five days after the enactment of the annual appropriations act, or an amendment or supplement thereto, that violates any of the requirements of subsection a. of this section, certify to the Director of the Division of Taxation that the requirements of subsection a. of this section have not been met. L.1992,c.148,s.2; amended 2004, c.66, s.7; 2004, c.120, s.62.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-11 - Rules and regulations

46:15-11. Rules and regulations  7. a. The Director of the Division of Taxation of the Department of the Treasury may prescribe such rules and regulations as the director may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.  b. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Director of the Division of Taxation or county recording officer under P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-5 et seq.), may appeal therefrom to the tax court in accordance with the provisions of the State Tax Uniform Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq.  c. The Director of the Division of Taxation shall, no later than five days after certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.46:15-10.2), that the requirements of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.46:15-10.2), have not been met or have been violated by an amendment or supplement to the annual appropriations act, notify the county recording officers and county treasurers of the several counties of such certification.  L.1968,c.49,s.7; amended 1983,c.36,s.6; 1992,c.148,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-15 - Findings, declarations regarding discriminatory restrictive covenants in deeds.

46:15-15 Findings, declarations regarding discriminatory restrictive covenants in deeds.  1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Restrictive covenants in deeds for real property that establish certain restrictions on the ownership or use of real property are prohibited by sections 4 and 11 of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-4 and C.10:5-12), including restrictions on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, familial status, disability, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, nationality, sex, gender identity or expression, or source of lawful income used for rental or mortgage payments. b. While these forms of restrictive covenants are unlawful and therefore unenforceable, no State law currently exists that would require an unlawful and unenforceable restrictive covenant that currently exists in a deed for real property to be removed. Unsuspecting homeowners or potential home buyers who encounter restrictive language in a deed and do not understand the intricacies of the "Law Against Discrimination" may be discouraged from buying a home or continuing to reside in a home for which the ownership document, the deed, contains this language. Furthermore, a person who has purchased a home without realizing that such language is contained in the deed may feel shocked and upset after reading the deed.  c. Allowing this type of language to continue to be contained in a legal document recorded by a governmental entity of the State of New Jersey, either the county clerk or the county register of deeds and mortgages, is a reminder of a hurtful and shameful national legacy that has been outlawed by the United States Congress, and by the New Jersey Legislature through the "Law Against Discrimination." d. The Virginia Legislature recently enacted a law prohibiting the recording of a deed after July 1, 2020 that references the specific portion of a restrictive covenant purporting to restrict the ownership or use of the property as prohibited under the Virginia Fair Housing Law. The Virginia law also provides a property owner the ability to legally remove such an unenforceable restrictive covenant from their deed. e. The New Jersey Legislature has reviewed this Virginia law and has determined that such a law shall be enacted in this State in furtherance of the Legislature's continuing efforts to ensure that the hateful and hurtful legacy embodied in many land transactions is forever removed from State land deeds. L.2021, c.274, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 46:15-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Property|Section 46:15-16 - Actions regarding certain deeds with restrictive covenant references.

46:15-16 Actions regarding certain deeds with restrictive covenant references.  2. A deed recorded on or after January 1, 2022 shall not contain a reference to the specific portion of a restrictive covenant purporting to restrict the ownership or use of real property as prohibited by section 4 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-4) or subsection g. of section 11 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-12). A county clerk or a register of deeds and mortgages shall refuse to accept any deed submitted for recordation that references the specific portion of any such restrictive covenant. An attorney or title company preparing or submitting a deed for recordation shall ensure that the specific portion of such a restrictive covenant is not specifically referenced in the deed prior to the deed being submitted for recordation. A deed may include a general provision that states that the deed is subject to any and all covenants of record; however, such provisions shall not apply to the specific portion of a restrictive covenant purporting to restrict the ownership or use of the property as prohibited by section 4 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-4) or subsection g. of section 11 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-12). Any deed that is recorded in the land records on or after January 1, 2022 that mistakenly contains such a restrictive covenant shall nevertheless constitute a valid transfer of real property. L.2021, c.274, s.2.