Title 55, Title 55: TENEMENT HOUSES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

55:19-51. Use of moneys, priorities, relative to Local Development Financing Fund 32. Moneys deposited in the fund established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.190 (C.34:1B-39), shall be used to provide financial assistance to sponsors for implementation of projects as define…

55:19-52. Municipal ordinance to provide for tax abatement, payment in lieu of taxes 33. In order to provide security for the bonds or other obligations authorized herein, a municipality may adopt an ordinance which provides for tax abatement within a redevelopment area and for a…

55:19-53. Financial agreements to provide for repayment of bonds 34. a. A financial agreement entered into pursuant to section 33 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-52) shall provide for payments in lieu of taxes in an amount agreed upon, and, to the extent needed to pay debt service and…

55:19-54. Definitions relative to abandoned property 35. For the purposes of this article: "Abandoned property" means any property that is determined to be abandoned pursuant to P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.); "Public officer" means a person designated or appointed by the mu…

55:19-55 Identification of abandoned property, listing. 36. a. A qualified municipality that has designated or appointed a public officer pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1942, c.112 (C.40:48-2.5), may adopt an ordinance directing the public officer to identify abandoned property for…

55:19-56 Sale of tax lien on abandoned property; remediation costs. 37. a. Notwithstanding R.S.54:5-19 or the provisions of any other law to the contrary, if a property is included on the abandoned property list and the property taxes or other municipal liens due on the property …

55:19-57. Removal of property from list of abandoned properties; remediation 38. a. An owner may remove a property from the list of abandoned properties prior to sale of the tax sale certificate by paying all taxes and municipal liens due, including interest and penalties and: (1…

55:19-58. Action to foreclose right of redemption 39. a. When a person other than the municipality or the authority or its subsidiaries acquires a tax sale certificate for a property on the abandoned property list at tax sale, the purchaser may institute an action to foreclose th…

55:19-59. Final judgment barring right of redemption; grounds for reopening 40. Once a final judgment barring the right of redemption with respect to a property on the list of abandoned properties has been recorded, no court shall reopen such judgment at any time except on the gr…

55:19-6. Powers of the corporation 6. Except as otherwise limited in this act, the corporation shall have power: a. to sue and be sued; b. to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; c. to make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exe…

55:19-60. Urban Coordinating Council 45. a. There is established in, but not of, the Department of Community Affairs an Urban Coordinating Council. b. The Urban Coordinating Council shall be comprised of the Governor, the chief officer of each department of the executive branch, …

55:19-61. Duties of Urban Coordinating Council 46. The Urban Coordinating Council shall: a. Ensure that State agencies coordinate responses and provide assistance to projects and programs outlined in neighborhood empowerment plans developed pursuant to section 49 of P.L.1996, c.6…

55:19-62. Office of Neighborhood Empowerment 47. a. There is established in, but not of, the Department of Community Affairs an Office of Neighborhood Empowerment. b. The Governor shall appoint an executive director of the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment who shall serve at the…

55:19-63. Duties of Office of Neighborhood Empowerment 48. The Office of Neighborhood Empowerment shall: a. Provide support for a community director who shall assist local sponsors in developing or implementing neighborhood empowerment plans; b. Provide case management services t…

55:19-64. Development of neighborhood empowerment plan 49. a. In order to qualify to receive the services of the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment and of an interagency team, a community must first have developed a neighborhood empowerment plan which shall be submitted to the Ur…

55:19-65. Distribution of eligibility guidelines for participation in neighborhood empowerment program 50 Within one year of the effective date of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-20 et al.), the Urban Coordinating Council established pursuant to P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-20 et al.), shall …

55:19-66. Preference accorded to certain neighborhood empowerment plans 51. In designating qualified municipalities for participation in the neighborhood empowerment program, the Urban Coordinating Council in consultation and in conjunction with the authority shall accord prefere…

55:19-67. Additional considerations in evaluating neighborhood empowerment plan 52. In addition to the considerations set forth in section 51 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-66), the Urban Coordinating Council in consultation and in conjunction with the authority in evaluating a neigh…

55:19-68. Review of applications by Urban Coordinating Council, authority 53. Upon receipt of an application from a qualified municipality, the Urban Coordinating Council in consultation and in conjunction with the authority shall review the application to determine whether or no…

55:19-69. Public hearings on applications; determination 54. a. Once the Urban Coordinating Council in consultation and in conjunction with the authority has identified those qualified municipalities whose neighborhood empowerment plans fulfill the criteria for designation set fo…

55:19-7. Subsidiary corporations a. The corporation shall have the right to exercise and perform its powers and functions through one or more subsidiaries. The corporation by resolution may direct any of its directors, officers or employees to organize a subsidiary pursuant to th…

55:19-70. Eligibility for investments from New Jersey Redevelopment Investment Fund 55. a. Any municipality in which an empowerment neighborhood has been designated shall be eligible for investments by the authority from the New Jersey Redevelopment Investment Fund in infrastruct…

55:19-71. Review of documents, remedial action workplans 57. a. Where a person who is performing a remediation on real property located in a qualified municipality, as defined by section 3 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-22) and who has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the …

55:19-72. Urban Site Remediation Coordinator 58. a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall appoint an Urban Site Remediation Coordinator. The coordinator shall be responsible for the oversight and approval of site remediations conducted in areas designated as empowerm…

55:19-73. Allocation of loans, loan guarantees 59. Beginning in the calendar year following the effective date of this act, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall allocate no less than 12-1/2 percent of the aggregate amount of loans and loan guarantees made by the Ne…

55:19-74. Funding of projects through issuance of tax exempt bonds 60. The New Jersey Redevelopment Authority shall fund such projects as may be practicable in any municipality eligible for designation as an empowerment zone or enterprise zone under federal law through the issuan…

55:19-75. Application for funding from "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981" 61. The authority may apply for funding from the "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.261. Consideration shall be given to funding such projects as may be practicable in a qualified municipality as def…

55:19-76. Application for funding from P.L.1992, c.88 and P.L.1995, c.204 62. The authority may apply for funding from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88 and the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and…

55:19-77. Application for funding from "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act" 63. The authority may apply for funding from the "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act," P.L.1992, c.43. Consideration shall be given to funding such projects as …

55:19-78. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act." L.2003,c.210,s.1.

55:19-79. Findings, declarations relative to abandoned properties 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Abandoned properties, particularly those located within urban areas or in close proximity to occupied residences and businesses, create a wide range of problems for th…

55:19-8. Joint ventures The corporation, or any subsidiary, may enter into agreements with any individual, partnership, trust, association or corporation, or any public agency, under which the corporation or subsidiary and such other entity or entities shall undertake a project a…

55:19-80 Definitions relative to abandoned property. 3. As used in sections 1 through 25 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 through C.55:19-102) and section 3 of P.L.2006, c.24 (C.55:19-107): "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. "Lienholder" or "mortgage…

55:19-81 Determination that property is abandoned. 4. Except as provided in section 6 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-83), any property that has not been legally occupied for a period of six months and which meets any one of the following additional criteria may be deemed to be aband…

55:19-82. Determination of property as nuisance 5. A property may be determined to be a nuisance if: a. The property has been found to be unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1942, c.112 (C.40:48-2.3); b. The condition and vacancy of the prope…

55:19-83 Property not to be placed on abandoned property list; conditions. 6. a. If an entity other than the municipality has purchased or taken assignment from the municipality of a tax sale certificate on a property that has not been legally occupied for a period of six months,…

55:19-84. Action to transfer property to municipality 7. A summary action or otherwise to transfer possession and control of abandoned property in need of rehabilitation to a municipality may be brought by a municipality in the Superior Court in the county in which the property i…

55:19-85. Complaint, content 8. A complaint filed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-84) shall include: a. documentation that the property is on the municipal abandoned property list or a certification by the public officer that the property is abandoned; and b. a …

55:19-86 Complaint, lis pendens, notice; entry on property. 9. a. Within 10 days of filing a complaint pursuant to P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.), the plaintiff shall file a notice of lis pendens with the county recording officer of the county within which the building is lo…

55:19-87 Defense by owner against complaint. 10. a. Any owner may defend against a complaint filed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-84) by submitting a plan for the rehabilitation and reuse of the property which is the subject of the complaint and by posting a bo…

55:19-88 Designation of possessor if owner unsuccessful in defending against complaint. 11. a. If an owner is unsuccessful in defending against a complaint filed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-84), the mortgage holder or lien holder may seek to be designated in…

55:19-89. Submission of plan to court by municipality 12. If no mortgage holder or lienholder meets the conditions of section 11 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-88), then the municipality shall submit a plan to the court which conforms with the provisions of subsection b. of section …

55:19-9. Loans for "projects." The corporation, or any subsidiary, may make loans to any individual, partnership, trust, association or corporation for the purpose of enabling such entity to undertake any work, improvement or other activity in a qualified municipality which, if u…

55:19-90. Municipality, option of designating qualified rehabilitation entity 13. A municipality may exercise its rights under P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.) directly, or may designate a qualified rehabilitation entity to act as its designee for the purpose of exercising the…

55:19-91. Municipality deemed to have ownership interest 14. a. If a municipality has been granted possession of a property pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-89), that municipality shall be deemed to have an ownership interest in the property for the purpose of f…

55:19-92. Petition for reinstatement of owner's control, possession 15. An owner may petition for reinstatement of the owner's control and possession of the property at any time after one year from the grant of possession, but no later than 30 days after the municipality has file…