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NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.72 - Irregularities in proceedings; instituting new proceedings.

54:5-104.72 Irregularities in proceedings; instituting new proceedings.  1. Where (a) any proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.), to which P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.72 et seq.) is a supplement, or (b) any other proceeding for the foreclosure of a right of redemption where the right could then have been, but was not, foreclosed in the manner provided by the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.) if that act had then been in effect, has been heretofore or shall be hereafter instituted and judgment obtained, and after the entry of such judgment it is discovered that there were irregularities, or that there may have been irregularities, in the conduct of the proceedings, the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder that instituted the proceedings, may conduct a proceeding under the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.), in the same manner and with the same effect as the first proceeding would have had if it had been regularly prosecuted to judgment under that act. L.1955, c.278, s.1; amended 1961, c.112; 2015, c.16, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.73 - Right of purchaser to have prior foreclosure proceedings corrected.

54:5-104.73 Right of purchaser to have prior foreclosure proceedings corrected.  2. Where a municipality or abandoned property certificate holder has heretofore sold and transferred, or shall hereafter sell and transfer, lands to a purchaser, title to which was acquired by the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder under a tax sale certificate and the foreclosure thereof, the said purchaser may request the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder to further foreclose or reforeclose such tax sale certificate under the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.), to which P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.72 et seq.) is a supplement, for the purpose of correcting and overcoming any irregularity in the prior foreclosure proceedings, or to bar any outstanding right of redemption of the lands from the tax sale which resulted in the said tax sale certificate, which right of redemption could have been but was not barred by the said prior foreclosure proceedings. L.1955, c.278, s.2; amended 2015, c.16, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.74 - Further foreclosure proceedings by municipality; title of purchaser not affected; contents of notice and complaint.

54:5-104.74 Further foreclosure proceedings by municipality; title of purchaser not affected; contents of notice and complaint.  3. Notwithstanding the prior sale of the property by the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder, the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder in any case, as provided for in the preceding section, shall have the right to further so foreclose or reforeclose the tax sale certificates for the purpose of correcting or overcoming any irregularity in the prior foreclosure proceeding, or to bar any outstanding right of redemption of the lands from the tax sale which resulted in the said tax sale certificate, which right was not barred by the said prior foreclosure proceeding, but could have been, in the manner provided by the In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948), P.L.1948, c.96 (C.54:5-104.29 et seq.), to which P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.72 et seq.) is a supplement, if that act was then in effect; provided, however, that in any such foreclosure proceeding brought pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.73) the judgment of foreclosure therein obtained shall not affect the right, title, and interest in said lands of the said purchaser from the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder or of any person deriving an interest therein from, through, or by any action of, the said purchaser, and the said judgment shall bar such outstanding interests as are foreclosed for the benefit of the said purchaser and the governing body of the municipality may by resolution or abandoned property certificate holder may as otherwise provided by law, as the case may be, authorize the giving to the said purchaser a confirmatory deed. In every such further foreclosure, or reforeclosure proceeding, brought pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.73) or this section, the municipality or abandoned property certificate holder shall clearly set forth in the notice and in the complaint, that the proceeding is instituted pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1955, c.278 (C.54:5-104.73) or this section, and that the judgment to be obtained will specifically contain a provision giving full effect to the foregoing proviso and such judgment shall contain appropriate provisions to that effect. L.1955, c.278, s.3; amended 2015, c.16, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.75 - Other manner of foreclosure not precluded

54:5-104.75. Other manner of foreclosure not precluded  Nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to preclude a further foreclosure or reforeclosure of the tax sale certificate in any other manner provided by Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, as amended and supplemented, or by any other statute. L.1955, c. 278, p. 1004, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.100 - Conveyance of outstanding interest against certain residential realty; payment; action to compel conveyance

54:5-104.100. Conveyance of outstanding interest against certain residential realty; payment; action to compel conveyance  Where premises are owned, or are thought to be owned, by an individual or individuals occupying, or intending to occupy the same himself or themselves as a single family residence, whether or not a home is partially or fully erected thereon, and whether said premises will constitute the full lot or yard for the home or a portion thereof, any claim of title, lien, encumbrance, restriction or limitation against a fee simple absolute title in said individual or individuals, whether or not asserted in litigation or in any other way, shall be conveyed by the owner of such claim to said individual or individuals upon his or their request and upon payment to said owner by or on behalf of said individual or individuals of the amount paid by the owner to acquire said interest (and, in the event property was all or part of the purchase price, then such payment to said owner shall include the fair value of the property given by the owner to acquire said interest) plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of such acquisition by said owner to the date of such payment; if for any reason such conveyance is not effected, either because of the refusal of the owner to convey, or the inability of the individual or individuals to contact said owner, or for any reason whatsoever, said individual or individuals may bring a civil action in the Superior Court, naming said owner as a defendant, and serving him by substituted service; upon the successful conclusion of such suit establishing a right to a conveyance the court shall either order such conveyance or may effect such conveyance by its own judgment as if same had been made by the owner. In any such action the amount to be paid to the owner pursuant to this statute plus the interest required herein shall be deposited with the court at the time of the filing of the complaint, and shall be turned over to the owner upon the successful completion of the action or retained by the court if said owner is not located, then and turned over to the owner when located. L.1964, c. 184, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.101 - Applicability of law

54:5-104.101. Applicability of law  This act shall apply only where the occupancy, or intention to occupy, or the ownership or belief of ownership of said individual or individuals or his or their predecessors in interest derives in whole or in part from defective tax sale or defective tax foreclosure proceedings, and where said individual or individuals acquire his or their interest or ownership or purported interest or ownership without actual knowledge of the outstanding claim of the owner or his predecessor as mentioned above, and where the owner of such outstanding claim acquires same with knowledge, constructive or actual, that said individual or individuals were attempting, or might attempt or might have attempted, to foreclose or purchase or otherwise acquire said outstanding interest or claim. L.1964, c. 184, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.102 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.102 - Benefits and disabilities; application to successors in interest; agreements to defeat operation of Act

54:5-104.102. Benefits and disabilities; application to successors in interest; agreements to defeat operation of Act  The benefits of this act shall inure to the successors in interest of said individual or individuals if said individual or individuals would have been entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act, regardless of the state of knowledge of such successors, provided only that such successor is an individual or individuals occupying or intending to occupy said premises as a single family residence as set forth above. The successors in interest to said owner shall be subject to all of the disabilities of this act if said owner would have been so subjected, if at the time of the acquisition from said owner (or his or its successors) such successor knew or should have known, and would have known by a reasonable investigation, that said owner or his or its successors or any of them had acquired the interest or claim under the circumstances set forth in this act. The amount payable to such successor shall be the amount last paid to an owner or successor not subject to the disabilities of this act, plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date such amount was paid, or the amount which said successor paid plus said 6%, whichever is smaller. Any agreement or arrangement with an owner who is not subject to the disabilities of this act whereby such owner's claim is pursued for the benefit of others (whether said owner is also benefited or not) under circumstances where such others had they acquired said owner's claim would have been subject to the disabilities of this act shall be null and void; the attempted enforcement, pursuant to such agreement or arrangement, of such owner's claim or interest shall be dismissed and any benefits paid to such others shall be recoverable by the individual or individuals entitled to the benefit of this act. Anyone knowingly attempting to defeat the operation of this act by entering into any such arrangement or agreement shall be adjudged a disorderly person. L.1964, c. 184, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-104.103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-104.103 - Definition of phrase "thought to be owned"

54:5-104.103. Definition of phrase "thought to be owned"  Within the meaning of this act, premises shall be deemed to be "thought to be owned" where an individual or individuals have color of title by virtue of any deed whatsoever, devise, inheritance, or by virtue of a tax sale certificate, if foreclosure proceedings on said certificate have been completed (whether by said individual or individuals or others) and have resulted in a judgment purporting to foreclose the interests named therein, even if said foreclosure proceedings resulting in said judgment are void as against an owner subject to the provisions of this act, or his predecessors in interest. L.1964, c. 184, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-105 - Jurisdiction of courts, proof

54:5-105. Jurisdiction of courts, proof  54:5-105. The Superior Court in an action may direct the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, to cancel of record any tax sale certificate of record in the county if it shall be satisfied by proof that the holder of the tax sale certificate has been fully paid all moneys expended by him for the tax sale certificate, including all expenses incurred by him, and lawful interest therein according to law. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise.  Amended 1953,c.51,s.92; 1991,c.91,s.506.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-106 - Persons entitled to apply for order

54:5-106. Persons entitled to apply for order  Any of the owners, mortgagees, occupants, or any other person having either a legal or equitable right or interest in the land described in the tax sale certificate may apply for the order.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-107 - Parties defendant

54:5-107. Parties defendant  The action shall be brought against the holder of record of the tax sale certificate, if living, and if not living, his executor or administrator, or if he shall have died intestate and there shall be no administrator, the next of kin of the holder of record of the tax sale certificate. Such other persons may be made defendants as the court may direct. Amended by L.1953, c. 51, p. 909, s. 93.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-111 - Cancellation of record; procedure

54:5-111. Cancellation of record; procedure  When the order is filed with the clerk or register of deeds of the county, such officer shall discharge and cancel of record the tax sale certificate and shall enter on the margin of the registry or record of the tax sale certificate, and opposite thereto, the words "canceled by order" , entering the date of the order and filing it.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-111.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-111.1 - Certificate of cancellation; execution

54:5-111.1. Certificate of cancellation; execution  When a municipality has or shall have acquired a lien, against any lands in this State, or against any interest, right, title or estate therein, by tax, assessment or sale for taxes, assessments, or other municipal charges and has or shall have become the purchaser at a tax sale, held to enforce the collection of such lien, and has or shall have become the holder of the certificate of such tax sale, and has or shall have acquired said lands or any right, title, interest or estate therein and the equity of redemption thereof, by purchase or otherwise, without having taken or completed proceedings to enforce such lien or to foreclose the right of redemption, the governing body of the municipality, may, by resolution, authorize and direct such officer or officers of the municipality, as shall be designated in the resolution, to execute a certificate of cancellation of the lien and of the certificate of tax sale which certificate shall recite the acquisition in lieu of enforcement and foreclosure. Such certificate of cancellation may be made by an endorsement upon the certificate of tax sale which is to be canceled. L.1945, c. 154, p. 541, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-111.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-111.2 - Effect of certificate

54:5-111.2. Effect of certificate  Such certificate of cancellation, when filed or recorded, shall discharge the lands from the lien, tax sale and certificate of tax sale. L.1945, c. 154, p. 542, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-111.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-111.3 - Filing or recording of certificate

54:5-111.3. Filing or recording of certificate  Such certificate of cancellation may be filed or recorded in the same manner and with the same effect as though it were a certificate of redemption of the lands. L.1945, c. 154, p. 542, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-111.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-111.4 - Filing fee

54:5-111.4. Filing fee  The officer receiving the certificate of cancellation for filing or recording shall be entitled to the same fees as for the filing or recording of a certificate of redemption of the lands. L.1945, c. 154, p. 542, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-112 - Private sale of real estate acquired for delinquent taxes, assessments by municipality; recording of assignments, service on tax collector.

54:5-112 Private sale of real estate acquired for delinquent taxes, assessments by municipality; recording of assignments, service on tax collector.  54:5-112. When a municipality has or shall have acquired title to real estate by reason of its having been struck off and sold to the municipality at a sale for delinquent taxes or assessments, the governing body thereof may, by resolution adopted by a majority thereof by roll call, sell such real estate at private sale to such person and for such sums, not less than the amount of municipal liens charged against the same, except as provided in subsection a. of section 38 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-57), as shall seem to be to the best interest of the municipality. Upon the adoption of the resolution and the payment of the consideration as stated therein, the officers of the governing body authorized by resolution shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver a deed without covenants to the purchaser, which deed shall vest in the purchaser all of the right, title and interest of the municipality in the real estate therein described. The deed need not contain any recitals, except a statement of the actual consideration. Such sales shall not include real estate, title to which has been perfected by the municipality. Any and all further or additional assignments of the tax sale certificates shall be promptly recorded in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, of the county wherein the real property is situate, and a photocopy of the recorded assignment shall be served upon the local tax collector by certified mail, return receipt requested. When assignments have not been recorded and served upon the tax collector, the tax collector and the municipality shall be held harmless for the payment of any redemption amounts to the holder of the tax sale certificate as appears on the records of the tax collector.Amended 1996, c.62, s.43;1997, c.190, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-113 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-113 - Private sale of certificate of tax sale by municipality; recording of assignments, service on tax collector.

54:5-113 Private sale of certificate of tax sale by municipality; recording of assignments, service on tax collector.  54:5-113. When a municipality has or shall have acquired title to real estate by reason of its having been struck off and sold to the municipality at a sale for delinquent taxes and assessments, the governing body thereof may by resolution authorize a private sale of the certificate of tax sale therefor, together with subsequent liens thereon, for not less than the amount of liens charged against such real estate, except as provided in section 2 of P.L.1993, c.113 (C.54:5-113.1) and subsection a. of section 38 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-57). The sale shall be made by assignment executed by such officers as may be designated in the resolution. When the total amount of the municipal liens shall, at the time of the proposed sale or assignment, exceed the assessed value of the real estate as of the date of the last sale thereof for unpaid taxes and assessments, the certificates, together with subsequent liens thereon, may be sold and assigned for a sum not less than such assessed value. Any and all further or additional assignments of the tax sale certificates shall be promptly recorded in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, of the county wherein the real property is situate, and a photocopy of the recorded assignment shall be served upon the local tax collector by certified mail, return receipt requested. When assignments have not been recorded and served upon the tax collector, the tax collector and the municipality shall be held harmless for the payment of any redemption amounts to the holder of the tax sale certificate as appears on the records of the tax collector.Amended 1993, c.113, s.1;1996, c.62, s.44;1997, c.190, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-113.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-113.1 - Acceptance of bond, note, other obligation as consideration for sale of certificate

54:5-113.1. Acceptance of bond, note, other obligation as consideration for sale of certificate  2. In connection with a sale of one or more certificates of tax sale pursuant to R.S.54:5-113, the governing body of a municipality, either on its own or jointly with other municipalities, may accept, as partial consideration for the sale of such certificate or certificates, which may be sold separately or in bulk with other such certificates as determined by resolution of the governing body or bodies, a bond, note or other obligation of the purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth in the resolution of the governing body; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of R.S.54:5-113 to the contrary, the sale of such certificate or certificates pursuant to this section shall be approved by the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and shall be publicly advertised and publicly bid; and provided further that any bond, note or other obligation shall:  a. mature within 20 years from the date of the sale; b. have a principal amount at maturity of not more than 75% of the total amount of the liens charged against the real estate, and the principal amount, when added to the value of the other consideration received by the municipality at the time of the sale, shall not be less than 70% of the total amount of the liens charged against the real estate;  c. bear interest at a fixed rate at least equal to 2% in excess of the discount rate in effect at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the date of the sale; and  d. be secured by and payable from a tax sale certificate and the proceeds thereof in such manner and on such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon by the governing body.  L.1993,c.113,s.2; amended 1993,c.325,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-113.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-113.2 - Removal of lessee, tenant

54:5-113.2. Removal of lessee, tenant  4. No lessee or tenant or the assign, under-tenant or legal representative of such lessee or tenant may be removed by a lienholder or successor thereof established under this act and any amendments and supplements thereto except for good cause as provided under section 2 of P.L. 1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1). This section shall apply to any lienholder or successor thereof who has become a lienholder or successor as a result of the sale of tax sale certificates pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1993, c.113 (C.54:5-113.1). L.1993,c.113,s.4; amended 1993,c.325,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 54:5-113.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 54 - Taxation|Section 54:5-113.3 - Bond, note, obligation deemed asset of municipality

54:5-113.3. Bond, note, obligation deemed asset of municipality  3. To the extent of its value, the bond, note or other obligation referred to in section 2 of P.L.1993, c.113 (C.54:5-113.1) shall be deemed an asset of the municipality and, as such, be available to the municipality for appropriate use, including sale, publicly or privately, as approved by a vote of two-thirds of the full governing body of the municipality.  L.1993,c.325,s.3.