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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:15-17 - "Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants".

46:15-17 "Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants".
3. A restrictive covenant 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) may be released by the owner of the real property subject to the restrictive covenant by recording a "Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants." The real property owner may record such a certificate prior to recordation of a deed conveying real property to a purchaser, or when a real property owner discovers that such a prohibited covenant exists and chooses to affirmatively release it. The form of the certificate shall be promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs and shall be available at the county office, or on the Internet website, of the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate to the county in which the real property is located, and shall also be available on the Internet website of the Department of Community Affairs. There shall be no filing fee, or any other fee, charged to the owner of a real property for the filing of this certificate.
The certificate promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs shall conform substantially to the following "Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants" format:
CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED COVENANTS
County of Record: _______________________________________
Date of Deed Containing Prohibited Covenant: ________________
Deed Book: _________________________ Page: _____________
Name(s) of Grantor(s): ___________________________________
Name(s) of Current Owner(s): _____________________________
Real Property Description: ________________________________
Brief Description of Prohibited Covenant: ____________________
The covenant contained in the above-mentioned deed is released from the above-described real property to the extent that it contains terms purporting to restrict the ownership or use of the property as prohibited in section 4 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-4).
The undersigned is/are the legal owners of the property described herein.
Given under my/our hand(s) this ______ day of ____________, 20__.
____________________
____________________
(Current Owners)
State of New Jersey County of _________
Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me this _____ day of ___________, 20__.
______________________
Notary Public
Notary Registration Number: ___________
My Commission Expires: ______________
L.2021, c.274, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:15-18 - Definitions; amendment of governing documents.

46:15-18 Definitions; amendment of governing documents.
4. a. As used in this section:
"Association" shall mean a homeowners' or property owners' association, cooperative corporation, condominium association, or planned community acting through a majority vote of its full board membership; and
"Board" shall mean the governing board of an association.
b. Within 90 days of the enactment of P.L.2021, c.274 (C.46:15-15 et seq.), each board shall review the association's governing documents to determine whether those documents contain any restriction, covenant, or condition, that prohibits or limits the conveyance, encumbrance, rental, occupancy, 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). If an association finds such an unlawful restriction, covenant, or condition in any of those documents, it shall amend the document or documents to remove the restriction, covenant, or condition. Removal of such a restriction, covenant, or condition shall not require approval of the members of the association, notwithstanding any provision of the governing documents to the contrary.
c. If, after the review and amendment of governing documents pursuant to subsection b. of this section has been completed, a board receives a written request from a member of the association to remove from those documents language that the member believes to be an unlawful restriction, covenant, or condition that prohibits or limits the conveyance, encumbrance, rental, occupancy, 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), the board shall immediately undertake a review of the document or documents, which review shall be completed within 30 days of the member's written request. If the board determines that the member is correct, the board shall amend the document or documents to remove the restriction, covenant, or condition within 30 days of its determination.
d. Nothing in this act shall give rise to a private cause of action by or against an association, a board, a member, or the public for acting or not acting to remove or not remove an unlawful restriction, covenant, or condition.
L.2021, c.274, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:16-15 - Applicability of act to certain federal liens.

46:16-15 Applicability of act to certain federal liens.
1. This act applies to liens arising from the federal "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980," Pub.L.96-510 (42 U.S.C. s.9601 et seq.), and to other federal liens, notice of which under any Act of Congress or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, are required or permitted to be filed in such filing or recording office as a state may designate; provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to filing notice of federal tax liens pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.1 et seq., and which are subject to R.S.46:16-13.
L.1997,c.412,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:16-16 - Filing of certificates, notices affecting liens.

46:16-16 Filing of certificates, notices affecting liens.
2. Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed in the office of the county recording officer of the county or counties wherein the property subject to such liens is situated.
L.1997,c.412,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:16-17 - Certification of notices of liens, certificates, etc.

46:16-17 Certification of notices of liens, certificates, etc.
3. Certification of notices of liens, certificates, or other notices affecting federal liens by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his delegate, or by any official or entity of the United States responsible for filing or certifying of notice of any other lien, entitles them to be filed and no other attestation, certification, or acknowledgment is necessary.
L.1997,c.412,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:16-18 - Endorsement, fee.

46:16-18 Endorsement, fee.
4. a. If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate is presented to the county recording officer, he shall endorse thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and forthwith file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the title and address of the official or entity certifying the lien, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien.
b. If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection a. of this section or any certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge or subordination is presented for filing to the county recording officer, he shall permanently attach the refiled notice of the certificate to the original notice of lien and enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is entered.
c. All notices received by a filing officer pursuant to this section and the index of the notices shall be held for public inspection by the filing officer. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee of up to $0.10 per letter size page or smaller, and up to $0.15 per legal size page or larger.
L.1997, c.412, s.4; amended 2010, c.75, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:16-19 - Fee for filing, indexing notice of lien, certificate, etc.

46:16-19 Fee for filing, indexing notice of lien, certificate, etc.
5. The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien is:
a. For a lien on real estate, $8;
b. For a lien on tangible and intangible personal property, $8;
c. For a certificate of discharge or subordination, $8;
d. For all other notices, including a certificate of release or nonattachment, $5.00.
The officer shall bill the district directors of internal revenue or other appropriate federal officials on a monthly basis for fees for documents filed by them.
L.1997,c.412,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-11.2 - Cancellation of mortgage after satisfaction

46:18-11.2. Cancellation of mortgage after satisfaction
1. a. When any mortgage registered or recorded pursuant to R.S.46:17-1 et seq. shall be redeemed, paid and satisfied, a mortgagee, other than a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other corporation engaged in the business of making or purchasing mortgage loans, or his agents or assigns shall within 10 days notify the mortgagor that he has the right to demand the mortgagee to cancel the mortgage of record upon payment by the mortgagor of the fee required by the county to effect the cancellation and the mortgagee shall within 30 days of the receipt by the mortgagee of the required fee from the mortgagor:
(1) apply to the county recording officer to have the mortgage canceled of record; and
(2) send to the mortgagor or mortgagor's agent at the same time the mortgage is sent to the county recording officer for cancellation of record a copy of the letter of transmittal which the mortgagee sent to the county recording officer requesting the cancellation of the mortgage of record.
b. (1) When any mortgage registered or recorded pursuant to R.S.46:17-1 et seq. shall be redeemed, paid and satisfied and the mortgagee is a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other corporation in the business of making or purchasing mortgage loans, that mortgagee, its agents or assigns shall:
(a) cause the mortgage to be submitted to the county recording officer for cancellation of record within 30 days of receipt of all fees which are required to be paid by the mortgagor pursuant to this subsection; and
(b) send to the mortgagor or mortgagor's agent at the same time the mortgage is sent to the county recording officer for cancellation of record a copy of the letter of transmittal which the mortgagee sent to the county recording officer requesting the cancellation of the mortgage of record.
(2) The mortgagee shall have the right to receive from the mortgagor the amount of the fee charged by the county recording officer to cancel the mortgage plus an additional service fee from the mortgagor, which service fee shall not exceed $25 or such higher amount which the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may approve by regulation, provided the mortgagor has received notice of the fees required by the mortgagee. The mortgagee may collect the service fee at the time of the mortgage transaction or at the time the mortgage is redeemed, paid and satisfied. The fee charged by the county recording officer to cancel the mortgage of record shall be collectible at the time the mortgage is redeemed, paid and satisfied.
c. If the final payment is made in cash, by certified check or cashier's check, the mortgage shall be deemed paid, satisfied and redeemed upon receipt of the cash, certified check or cashier's check by the mortgagee, his agents or assigns.
L.1975,c.137,s.1; amended 1991, c.289, s.2; 1999, c.272, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-11.4 - Failure to comply; liability.

46:18-11.4 Failure to comply; liability.
3. Any mortgagee who fails to comply with section 1 of P.L.1975, c.137 (C.46:18-11.2) shall be liable to the mortgagor, or his heirs, successors or assigns who have an interest in the mortgaged premises for the cost of any legal action to have the mortgage canceled of record, including reasonable attorneys' fees, but no attorneys' fees shall be allowed unless 20 days written notice is given to the mortgagee prior to institution of suit.
L.1975, c.137, s.3; amended 2015, c.225, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-11.5 - Definitions relative to mortgage cancellations.

46:18-11.5 Definitions relative to mortgage cancellations.
1. As used in this act:
"Mortgage" means a residential mortgage, security interest or the like, in which the security is a residential property such as a house, real property or condominium, which is occupied, or is to be occupied, by the debtor, who is a natural person, or a member of the debtor's immediate family, as that person's residence. The provisions of sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1999, c.40 (C.46:18-11.6 and C.46:18-11.7) shall apply to all residential mortgages wherever made, which have as their security a residence in the State of New Jersey, provided that the real property which is the subject of the mortgage shall not have more than four dwelling units, one of which shall be, or is planned to be, occupied by the debtor or a member of the debtor's immediate family as the debtor's or family member's residence at the time the loan is originated.
"Pay-off letter" means a written document prepared by the holder or servicer of the mortgage being paid, which is dated not more than 60 days prior to the date the mortgage is paid, and which contains a statement of all the sums due to satisfy the mortgage debt, including, but not limited to, interest accrued to the date the statement is prepared and a means of calculating per diem interest accruing thereafter.
"Mortgagee" means the holder of the mortgage reflected in the latest record filed with the county recording office. If the entity that is recorded as the holder of the mortgage is no longer in existence, "mortgagee" shall mean the entity that was authorized to receive the latest payment on the mortgage.
L.1999, c.40, s.1; amended 2015, c.225, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-11.6 - Conditions under which discharge of mortgage may be executed.

46:18-11.6 Conditions under which discharge of mortgage may be executed.
2. a. A person which is entitled to receive payment of a mortgage duly recorded or registered in this State pursuant to a written agreement, whether or not recorded, entered into with the holder or owner of the mortgage may execute a discharge, satisfaction-piece, release, subordination or postponement on behalf of the holder or owner thereof, which instrument shall be accepted for recording by the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, so long as:
(1) it meets the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.308 (C.46:15-1.1); and
(2) it contains the following wording in the body thereof: "_____________ is authorized to execute this instrument pursuant to the terms of a written agreement dated ______, between _______________, as owner or holder of the mortgage, and __________________, as servicer thereof."
b. A person which is the owner or holder of a mortgage duly recorded or registered in this State for which a prior assignment thereof is unrecorded, may execute a discharge, satisfaction-piece, release, subordination or postponement thereof, which instrument shall be accepted for recording by the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, so long as:
(1) it meets the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.308 (C.46:15-1.1); and
(2) it contains wording in the body of the instrument setting forth the particulars concerning all assignments of the mortgage, whether or not recorded.
c. Upon payment of the appropriate fees therefor, the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages shall cause a marginal notation to be made upon the record of a mortgage which is specifically described in an instrument submitted in accordance with subsection a. or b. of this section.
L.1999,c.40,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-11.8 - Regulations

46:18-11.8. Regulations
3. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.1975, c.137 (C.46:18-11.2 et seq.).
L.1999,c.272,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:18-13 - Action to foreclose a mortgage.

46:18-13 Action to foreclose a mortgage.
1. a. Only the established holder of a mortgage shall take action to foreclose a mortgage.
b. A person, or entity, is the "established holder of a mortgage" if that person, or entity, is:
(1) the record holder of the mortgage as established by the latest record of assignment or by the original mortgage recording in the records of the county clerk or the register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate to the county in which the mortgaged property is located, or
(2) found to be the holder of the mortgage in a civil action joining as defendants the record holder of the mortgage, the mortgagor, and any other person known to have an interest in the mortgage.
c. The provisions of this section shall not abridge, impair, invalidate, or supersede any other rights, under law, of any person known to have an interest in a mortgage.
L.2015, c.225, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:23-9.17 - Nonapplicability of P.L. 1997, c.211 to certain maps relating to construction bids advertised prior to July 1, 2001

46:23-9.17. Nonapplicability of P.L. 1997, c.211 to certain maps relating to construction bids advertised prior to July 1, 2001
1. a. The provisions of P.L.1997, c.211 shall not apply to the filing of any right of way parcel map in connection with projects for which construction bids are advertised on or prior to July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this section, the advertising of construction bids shall mean the first publication for the solicitation of bids for work and material for a highway, road or street project. The provisions of P.L.1997, c.211 shall apply to the filing of right of way parcel maps after July 1, 2001.
b. All right of way parcel maps, and amendments thereto, of the State, or any county or municipality showing acquisitions and associated easements for projects for which construction bids are advertised on or prior to July 1, 2001 may be filed with the county recording officer at any time without meeting the requirements of P.L.1997, c.211, so long as certification as to the date of the advertisement notice is produced when requested by the county recording officer.
c. The plot plan which is required to be included as part of a declaration of taking under paragraph (c) of section 17 of P.L.1971, c.361 (C. 20:3-17) need only meet the accuracy standards of a right of way parcel map.
d. The scale of the maps and the dimensions depicted upon right of way parcel maps may be in metric or English at the discretion of the preparer.
e. In addition to sizes set forth in P.L. 1997, c.211, a map size of 22 inches by 36 inches shall be acceptable for right of way parcel maps.
L.1998,c.23,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-1 - Board of commissioners of land records; appointment; vacancies; compensation

46:24-1. Board of commissioners of land records; appointment; vacancies; compensation
In every county of this State having more than two hundred thousand inhabitants, one hundred or more persons, being residents and freeholders of such county, may make application to the Superior Court, and such court may thereupon, in its discretion, proceed thereon and appoint, from the members of the board of chosen freeholders of such county for the time being, two commissioners, who, and their successors, together with the counsel of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, for the time being, shall constitute a board to be known as the board of commissioners of land records, and hereinafter designated as the commissioners, whose powers and duties shall be as prescribed by this chapter. Such board of commissioners shall continue in office for two years from the time of their appointment, and for such additional time as the Superior Court may, by order, direct and appoint. Vacancies in such board of commissioners shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments are herein required to be made. The commissioners shall receive for their services such compensation as the Superior Court shall determine.
Amended by L.1953, c. 44, p. 825, s. 11, eff. March 19, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-2 - Powers of commissioners as to procuring maps and indexes and as to expenditures

46:24-2. Powers of commissioners as to procuring maps and indexes and as to expenditures
If commissioners shall be appointed under section 46:24-1 of this Title, they may, in the name of the board of chosen freeholders of the county for which they shall be appointed, for the purpose of procuring and preparing the maps and indexes directed by this chapter to be procured and prepared, putting the same in use and otherwise carrying out the directions and intent of this chapter, hire rooms, purchase stationery and material and employ such surveyors, draughtsmen, or other persons as they may require for such purpose. The compensation for such labor and the cost of room rent, materials and work shall, from time to time, be certified by the commissioners to the Superior Court, and the judge of such court shall, if satisfied of the correctness of such expenditures, order the payment thereof by the board of chosen freeholders of such county, and the board shall order the county treasurer to pay the same out of such funds appropriated or to be appropriated for the maintenance of the courts and records of such county, or of any unexpended balance.
The commissioners shall, as soon as they conveniently can after their appointment, submit to the board of chosen freeholders a statement of the probable cost and expense of procuring and preparing the required maps and indexes and putting the same in use.
Amended by L.1953, c. 44, p. 826, s. 12, eff. March 19, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-4 - Map or plan of county; preparation and contents

46:24-4. Map or plan of county; preparation and contents
The commissioners appointed under section 46:24-1 of this title shall, immediately upon entering upon their duties, cause to be prepared, under their direction by competent surveyors and draughtsmen, a map or plan of the county, on which map shall be shown and delineated all the streets, avenues, and roads of the county, and all blocks or parcels of land bounded by such streets, avenues and roads, and such present or former lines of large tracts of land or farms, or other general property lines and boundaries, as they, in their judgment may see fit. The commissioners shall cause the blocks or parcels of land shown on such map to be numbered thereon from number one consecutively upward for as many blocks or parcels of land bounded by streets, avenues, roads, streams, waterways, railroads or other boundaries as shall appear on such map. The numbers of the blocks shall commence at the southerly part of the county, and shall thence be continued northerly as nearly as may be. In case of small blocks or parcels, more than one such block of parcel of land may be included in a single block number, whenever, in the judgment of the commissioners, the same is advisable. The commissioners may cause the larger parcels of land to be dividend and numbered or designated on such map in such way as they may think best, in order to carry out the general intent of this chapter. The commissioners shall also cause such map to be subdivided into convenient land sections, and shall cause such sections to be named, or numbered from number one consecutively upward, and cause the division lines of such several sections to be exhibited on the map.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-5 - Maps marked as official land maps certified and filed; copies made and sold

46:24-5. Maps marked as official land maps certified and filed; copies made and sold
The map mentioned in section 46:24-4 of this title shall, when completed, be marked as the official land map of such county and certified as such by the commissioners, and filed in the office of such county in which transfers of lands or deeds are recorded, as a public record. The commissioners shall cause such map to be copied in such manner and in such numbers as the public demand therefor shall warrant, and deliver such copies to the treasurer of such county, to be sold by him for the benefit of such county at such price per copy as the commissioners shall fix.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-6 - Subdivisions of numbered blocks shown of official land maps

46:24-6. Subdivisions of numbered blocks shown of official land maps
Whenever, after the making of the land map in accordance with section 46:24-4 of this title, any large area or block division, or part thereof, on such map, shall be laid out by the owners thereof on a map filed in the county record office into blocks and lots with the streets or avenues shown thereon, dedicated to public use, and conveyances of lots shown thereon shall be made and recorded according to such map, the then recording officer and counsel of the board of chosen freeholders of such county shall cause such new blocks to be numbered consecutively upward from the last number then upon such land map, or cause such new blocks to be designated in some other convenient way, and shall cause a map, showing such new blocks and their designations, to be filed in the same manner as the previous land maps, and the block number headings of such subdivided block shall be marked as "subdivided" , and reference made at such heading to the new blocks created therefrom. The land blocks and sections, and the numbers and designations thereof, shall not be changed after they have been once designated and entered on such maps, except as herein provided.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-7 - Local or block indexes; preparation, form and contents

46:24-7. Local or block indexes; preparation, form and contents
The commissioners appointed under section 46:24-1 of this title shall cause to be prepared, in book form, indexes for indexing instruments affecting land in such counties, recorded or registered in the record offices mentioned in section 46:24-5 of this title, on and after the date fixed by section 46:24-10 of this title for the completion of such land maps and indexes, which indexes shall be prepared for use in accordance with the plan or system known as that of local indexing by blocks, and under the blocks and block numbers shown on such map, and the areas, numbers and descriptions of the blocks shown on such map. The indexes so to be prepared shall be both nominal and local, and in form substantially the same as the form of the schedule hereto annexed, which schedule shall be deemed and taken to be a part of this chapter.
There shall be appropriated in each index to each block or parcel of land shown thereon not less than eight blank pages, including the heading of such index, which pages shall be properly ruled and prepared for future entries therein according to the plans of the schedule above referred to.
The abbreviated description of the land affected by the instrument to be entered in the space allotted therefor in such index shall be as full as can be entered in such space, and serve to show the correctness of such entry under such block or area; but no liability shall attach to any recording officer for any error in making up such brief description.
The commissioners may cause separate and distinct local indexes to be made for entering together mortgages, notices of lis pendens and other liens, and other instruments relating thereto.
The county recording officer of any such county may, whenever the local indexes to be prepared by the commissioners become filled with entries, continue the same separated as above; and such officer, in order to fully utilize such local indexes, shall, whenever the entries under a block shall have consumed the space appropriated thereto, and other block areas shall have comparatively few entries credited thereto, carry forward such entries from the first named block, by proper foot-marks and references, to the nearest of the sparsely filled spaces, until such process shall be no longer feasible, upon which such recording officer shall make requisition to the board of chosen freeholders for, and said board of such county shall thereupon provide, such additional indexes of like character for the continuation of the same as may be necessary; and whenever the combination or analytical nominal index mentioned in section 46:20-5 of this title shall be required the same shall be provided in like manner.
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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-8 - Form and size of local block indexes; indorsements thereon

46:24-8. Form and size of local block indexes; indorsements thereon
The books of indexes referred to in section 46:24-7 of this title shall be made on such convenient form and size as the commissioners shall determine, and each book of indexes shall be indorsed with its appropriate title and volume, with the date of its commencement, and with the numbers of the blocks on the land map and the section to which the entries therein relate.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-9 - Subindexes

46:24-9. Subindexes
In counties adopting local indexes under this chapter, the commissioners, or the county recording officers, after the term of office of the commissioners shall have expired, shall establish such subindexes as circumstances may warrant, in which shall be indexed every duly recorded or registered instrument, which, in its language, is general or vague as to the lands affected thereby, or that, for other reasons, cannot be safely and conveniently entered on the local index. Such subindex, and the methods so substituted and put into operation in such recording offices, shall be of the same force and effect as any other method authorized by this chapter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-10 - Time for completion of maps and indexes

46:24-10. Time for completion of maps and indexes
The maps and indexes required by this chapter shall be completed and placed in the proper offices for public use on the first day of January next after the appointment of the commissioners under section 46:24-1 of this Title, unless further time shall be required for the completion thereof; and, if it shall be so represented to the Superior Court by the commissioners, the court shall, by order, extend the time for the completion thereof, and such notice of such order shall be given as the court shall direct.
Amended by L.1953, c. 44, p. 827, s. 13, eff. March 19, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-11 - Numbering and indexing maps in counties having block indexes; changes therein

46:24-11. Numbering and indexing maps in counties having block indexes; changes therein
The commissioners of land records appointed under the provisions of the act entitled "An act to establish the use of local indexes for public records relating to land in certain counties in this state," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight (L.1888, c. 222, p. 309), or the commissioners appointed under section 46:24-1 of this title, may establish such index of maps on file or to be filed in the office of the county recording officer of any county for which such commissioners shall have been or shall be appointed, as they deem proper; and the number or designation in such index given to every such filed map by such commissioners shall not thereafter be changed or altered, and such system of map indexing, so established by such commissioners, shall thereafter be continued by the county recording officer of such county, and all maps thereafter filed shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their receipt, commencing with the number next after the latest number adopted or given by such commissioners in the index so established.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-12 - Nominal combination and analytical indexes; use; fees

46:24-12. Nominal combination and analytical indexes; use; fees
If commissioners shall be appointed under section 46:24-1 of this title in any county, all nominal indexes in use in the county recording office of such county shall be continued as before, and every combination or analytical nominal index theretofore in use in such office shall be continued under the direction of such commissioners, to the time of the commencement of the local indexes mentioned in section 46:24-7 of this title, and thereafter the same last named nominal indexes shall be continued in lieu of all other nominal indexes of such instruments by the county recording officer of any such county, and the fees for such indexing authorized by law shall be paid to such recording officer.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-13 - Entries in local or block indexes; maps, books and records public records; time for completion, certification and deposit

46:24-13. Entries in local or block indexes; maps, books and records public records; time for completion, certification and deposit
All instruments in writing affecting land, in any county wherein local or block indexes shall be adopted as set forth in section 46:24-7 of this title, or any interest in such land, recorded, registered or entered by virtue of and in accordance with any law of this state in any public land office, shall, on and after the date fixed by section 46:24-10 of this title for the completion of the maps and indexes provided for by this chapter, be entered in plain, legible handwriting in such indexes, as provided by this chapter, in addition to such nominal indexes as are now used and directed by this chapter to be kept in such offices.
All maps, books, and indexes, and the entries therein and the contents thereof, at any time to be made or prepared under this chapter, shall be public records, and all of such maps, books and indexes shall be completed, certified and deposited for use as aforesaid in such offices at the time prescribed by section 46:24-10 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-14 - Entries on record or registry of instruments indexed in local indexes

46:24-14. Entries on record or registry of instruments indexed in local indexes
For the purpose of ready reference to the local indexes in counties adopting local indexes, and the discovery of errors of entry therein, every deed, mortgage or other instrument so entered shall have the block number or numbers under which the same is indexed noted on the margin at the commencement of the record or registry thereof. The book and page of the record of every assignment of mortgage, and all releases, satisfactions and agreements respecting mortgages shall be noted on the margin of the record of the mortgage to which the same shall refer, and such release, assignment or other instrument shall thereupon be considered as fully entered in the local indexes. Every satisfaction or cancellation of a mortgage, however, shall, in addition to the entry required by law on the record thereof, be also noted in red ink on the local index entry of such mortgage.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-15 - Order and time of entry of instruments in local or block indexes

46:24-15. Order and time of entry of instruments in local or block indexes
The county recording officer of any county in which local or block indexes shall be adopted shall enter every instrument received by him for record or registration on the local index in his office, in the order of its receipt by him, under the block within which the land affected lies, in the manner provided by this chapter, or under which such instrument is directed to be indexed, within three days after such receipt.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-16 - Liability of county recording officer for errors or omissions

46:24-16. Liability of county recording officer for errors or omissions
The county recording officer of any county in which local or block indexes shall be adopted shall be liable for any loss or damage to any person interested, by reason of his failure to index an instrument as required by this chapter, or by reason of any erroneous entry made by him or by his direction, or by any deputy or clerk appointed by him, in any books of index to be kept in his office as required by this chapter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-17 - Indorsement of block number on instruments presented for record or registry

46:24-17. Indorsement of block number on instruments presented for record or registry
All instruments presented to the county recording officer in counties adopting local or block indexes for recording or registering, shall be legibly indorsed by him with the number of the block or blocks in which the land affected by the instrument is situate.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-18 - Indorsement of land block number on instruments entered in local index

46:24-18. Indorsement of land block number on instruments entered in local index
In counties adopting local indexes as herein provided, every instrument entered in a local index shall, in addition to the other matters required by law, be indorsed by the county recording officer with the number of the land block under which such instrument is indexed.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-19 - Indexes as part of record of instruments and as notice of record, execution and contents thereof

46:24-19. Indexes as part of record of instruments and as notice of record, execution and contents thereof
The local indexes directed by this chapter to be made and kept and the entries made therein shall, for the purpose of notice as aforesaid, be deemed and taken to be a part of the record of the instruments to which such entries respectively refer or relate, and such indexes shall be deemed and held to be constructive notice as aforesaid of the record of entering thereof and of the execution and contents of such instruments in the same manner, to the same effect and with like effect as the recording or registering of such instruments now is or may be notice.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-20 - Blocks, parcels of land and lots to run to center of streets, avenues and roads

46:24-20. Blocks, parcels of land and lots to run to center of streets, avenues and roads
For the purpose of notice under this chapter each block or parcel of land required to be separately numbered with a block number in accordance with section 46:24-7 of this title, and also each lot of land in a block, shall be deemed to extend to the middle line of the streets, avenues and roads, then or thereafter laid out on the land map mentioned in said section 46:24-7, fronting and adjoining such blocks and lots respectively.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-21 - Correction of erroneous entries

46:24-21. Correction of erroneous entries
In counties adopting local indexes under this chapter where there shall have been an erroneous indexing of any instrument in any such land record office, under the wrong block or otherwise, the county recording officer shall, on being satisfied thereof, reindex such instrument in the proper index, and he shall, at the same time, make a note of such reindexing upon the index in which such instrument was so erroneously indexed, opposite the entry thereof, and also upon the instrument recorded, if the same be in his possession or produced to him for that purpose. No entry in any book or index in such recording office shall be erased so as to be illegible, but any correction shall be made without destroying the original entry by drawing a line through such original entry.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:24-22 - Purpose and construction of chapter

46:24-22. Purpose and construction of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed by all courts according to the true intent and purpose thereof, which is declared to be to establish the use of local indexes for public records of land in the larger counties in population in this state, and thereby give to all future instruments required by law to be recorded or registered actual publicity upon the records, and give to the public facility of access thereto, and the courts are hereby directed to give such construction to this chapter as shall carry out such general purpose.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:25-1 - Neglect of duties; forfeiture; recovery; liability for damages

46:25-1. Neglect of duties; forfeiture; recovery; liability for damages
If any county recording officer shall neglect or refuse to perform any service or duty required of him by this title, or shall give an undue preference to a mortgage or other instrument delivered to him for record or registry, he shall, for every such neglect or refusal or undue preference given, forfeit and pay two hundred dollars, to be recovered with costs, in an action at law, by the county treasurer of his county and paid to the state treasurer for the use of the state, and he shall also be liable for all damages which the party aggrieved thereby may have sustained by reason thereof.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:26-1 - Fees allowed

46:26-1. Fees allowed
The fees of the county recording officers and other officers for entering, filing, recording, registering, indexing, copying and certifying copies of all deeds and instruments of the nature or description set forth in section 46:16-1 of this title, shall be the fees prescribed and fixed by the title Fees and Costs.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Property › Section 46:26A-1 - Definitions: document and recorded.

46:26A-1. Definitions: document and recorded.
For the purpose of this chapter:
a. "Document" includes both:
(1) paper documents, and
(2) electronic documents, documents created, communicated or stored by electronic means;
b. A document is "recorded" if:
(1) the document or its image has been placed in the permanent records of the recording office, and
(2) the document has been indexed as provided by this chapter.
Source: New
L.2011, c.217, s.1.