Title 55, Title 55: TENEMENT HOUSES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

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…

55:19-93. Contents of petition 16. Any petition for reinstatement of the owner's control and possession of the property filed pursuant to section 15 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-92) shall: a. include a plan for completion of the rehabilitation and reuse of the property consistent …

55:19-94. Security obligations of owner relative to granting of petition 17. Prior to the granting of a petition on the part of the owner by the court pursuant to section 15 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-92), the owner may be required to post a bond or other security in an amount d…

55:19-95. Granting of title to municipality, authorization to sell 18. If the owner fails to petition for the reinstatement of control and possession of the property within 30 days after the entity in possession has filed a Notice of Completion or in any event within two years af…

55:19-96. Procedure for municipality to purchase, sell property 19. a. Where the municipality seeks to gain title to the property, it shall purchase the property for fair market value on such terms as the court shall approve, and may place the proceeds of sale in escrow with the …

55:19-97. Distribution of proceeds 20. The proceeds paid pursuant to subsection c. of section 19 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-96) shall be distributed in the following order of priority: a. The costs and expenses of sale; b. Other governmental liens; c. Repayment of principal and …

55:19-98. Lien, special tax sales, remedies 21. a. The public officer, with the approval of the court, may place a lien on the property to cover any costs of the municipality in connection with a proceeding under P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.) incurred prior to the grant by …

55:19-99. Denial of rights, remedies to lienholder, mortgage holder 22. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.), a court may in its discretion deny a lienholder or mortgage holder of any or all rights or remedies afforded lienholders a…