Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:12-17. Application of proceeds of disposition of lands When any county or municipality shall dispose of real property, capital improvements or personal property not acquired at a tax sale, having issued bonds to finance the purchase thereof, and at the time of such disposal a…

40A:12-17.1 Lease of land for provision of water supply, wastewater treatment services in city of first class 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Lands and Buildings Law," P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-1 et seq.) or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, wh…

40A:12-18. Federal aid Every county or municipality making an acquisition, sale, lease or exchange pursuant to this act may apply for, receive and expend such grants, loans, gifts and aids as may be made available to it for such purposes from any source whatsoever, including, but…

40A:12-19. Conveyance of lands for educational purposes 19. When the governing body of a county or municipality shall determine by resolution that all or any part of a tract of land improved or unimproved is no longer needed for public purposes, the governing body may authorize t…

40A:12-2. Definitions 2. Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary: (a) "Acquire" shall include acquisition by gift, devise, purchase, exchange, grant, lease, condemnation, or installment purchase agreeme…

40A:12-20. Acquisition on behalf of another public body Any county or municipality may acquire, sell, lease or exchange, pursuant to this act, any real property, capital improvement or personal property in trust for, on behalf of, or as agent for, any other political subdivision …

40A:12-21 Private sales to certain organizations upon nominal consideration. 21. When the governing body of any county or municipality shall determine that all or any part of a tract of land, with or without improvements, owned by the county or municipality, is not then needed fo…

40A:12-21.1. Private sale of personal property authorized 2. When the governing body of any county or municipality shall determine that any form of personal property as defined in subsection (f) of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-2) and as amended in section 1 of P.L.1995,…

40A:12-22 Establishment, maintenance of central registry. 22. Each municipality and county may establish and maintain a central registry of all real property in which it has acquired title or a leasehold interest for other than street or highway purposes as of the effective date …

40A:12-23. Display of flags on county and municipal buildings The governing bodies of the respective counties and municipalities shall procure United States flags, flagstaffs and the appliances therefor for their particular county courthouse and the municipal buildings and shall …

40A:12-24. Rental of lands and buildings or portions thereof not needed for public use; portions of buildings; rental Every county or municipality may lease for fixed and upon prescribed terms and for private purposes any of the land or buildings or any part thereof not presently…

40A:12-25. Use of public building by counties and municipalities Each county may authorize any municipality in the county to use, for municipal purposes, a portion of any county building and any municipality may permit the county in which it is located to use for county purposes …

40A:12-27. Construction The language and terms of this act shall be construed broadly, in order that counties and municipalities may have all of the powers necessary and incident to the efficient and economical execution of their public functions, and in order that the officers a…

40A:12-28. Saving clause Any acquisition, sale, lease or exchange made prior to the effective date of this act, pursuant to any act repealed or amended pursuant to this act, is hereby validated, confirmed and continued, except that no lease shall be renewed or extended, except in…

40A:12-29. Statutes repealed The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby repealed: Sections 40:9-1; 40:9-2; 40:9-4; 40:32-1; 40:32-2; 40:32-3; 40:32-4; 40:32-5; 40:32-7; 40:32-8; 40:32-9; 40:32-10; 40:32-11; 40:32-12;…

40A:12-3. Acquisition of lands and buildings (a) Any county or municipality may acquire, construct and maintain such buildings or other capital improvements as may be necessary and suitable for the performance of its functions, the accommodation of the courts required to be held …

40A:12-30. Effective date This act shall take effect July 1, 1971. L.1971, c. 199, s. 30, eff. July 1, 1971.

40A:12-31. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Homesteading Act." L. 1988, c. 148, s. 1.

40A:12-32. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There exists within this State a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling units for persons of limited means, particularly in urban centers such as Newark, Irvington, Paterson, Trenton an…

40A:12-33. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Application" means all information required by the municipality of an applicant in order to make a determination regarding the sale of in rem property; b. "In rem property" means any residential property consisting of less than five…

40A:12-34. Urban homesteading program a. A municipality may, by ordinance, establish an urban homesteading program. Any municipality which enacts such an ordinance shall designate in that ordinance an existing department of the municipality to serve as the urban homesteading agen…

40A:12-35. Certified list Within 30 days of the enactment of an ordinance establishing an urban homesteading program and designating the urban homesteading agency, the tax collector shall submit to the homesteading agency a certified list of all in rem properties within the munic…

40A:12-36. Notice; procedures a. Upon receiving the list of in rem properties in the municipality pursuant to section 5 of this act, the urban homesteading agency shall publish at least twice a notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the property w…

40A:12-37. Contract provisions The transfer of the urban homesteading property to the applicant selected pursuant to section 6 of this act shall be made pursuant to a contract of sale and rehabilitation between the municipality and the transferee which shall provide, among other …

40A:12-38. Filing of ordinance Within 30 days following the enactment of an ordinance establishing an urban homesteading program, the municipal clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services and the Director of the Division…

40A:12-4 Further acquisitions authorized. 4. Any county or municipality may acquire: (a) Any real property, capital improvement, personal property or any interest or estate whatsoever therein, including easements, water, water power, or water rights, either within or without the …

40A:12-5. Additional powers 5. (a) Any county, by resolution, or any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the acquisition of any real property, capital improvement, or personal property: (1) By purchase, gift, devise, lease, exchange, condemnation, or installment purchase …

40A:12-6. Authorization to incur indebtedness and make appropriations (a) Whenever, pursuant to law, a county or municipality is authorized to acquire or improve any real property or capital improvement, or both, or any personal property, the county or municipality may provide fo…

40A:12-7. Subsequent acquisition of outstanding interests Any county or municipality having acquired any real property, capital improvement or personal property or any estate or interest therein subject to any lawful conditions, restrictions or limitations upon its use may subseq…

40A:12-8. Acquisition of interests in lieu of enforcement of claims When a county or municipality has or shall have acquired a lien or other interests by judgment, mortgage, tax, assessment, sale for taxes or assessments, or otherwise, against any real property, the county or mun…

40A:12-9. Joint departmental acquisitions and joint use of buildings Any county or municipality may provide for the construction and maintenance of one or more buildings and structures for the use of any department or for the joint use of two or more departments and may acquire s…

40A:12A-1. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law." L.1992,c.79,s.1.

40A:12A-10. Relocation of public utility facilities 10. Whenever a redevelopment entity which has acquired by purchase or condemnation real property for any project or for the widening of existing roads, streets, parkways, avenues or highways or for construction of new roads, str…

40A:12A-11. Creation of municipal redevelopment agency 11. a. The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, create a body corporate and politic to be known as the ". . . . . . Redevelopment Agency," inserting the name of the municipality creating the agency. The agency …

40A:12A-11.1 Findings, declarations relative to municipal redevelopment agencies; additional commissioners, certain. 1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The redevelopment agencies of municipalities across this State renew the vitality and fabric of their neighborho…

40A:12A-12 Executive director of redevelopment agency. 12. The executive director of a redevelopment agency shall have attained a degree from an accredited four year college or university, and shall have at least five years' experience in public administration, public finance, re…

40A:12A-13. Submission of applications 13. All applications for development or redevelopment of a designated redevelopment area or portion of a redevelopment area shall be submitted to the municipal planning board for its review and approval in accordance with the requirements fo…

40A:12A-14 Conditions for determination of need for rehabilitation. 14. a. A delineated area may be determined to be in need of rehabilitation if the governing body of the municipality determines by resolution that a program of rehabilitation, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992,…

40A:12A-15 Implementation of redevelopment plan. 15. In accordance with the provisions of a redevelopment plan adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-7), a municipality or redevelopment entity may proceed with clearance, replanning, conservation, development, …

40A:12A-16 Powers of municipality, county, housing authority. 16. a. In order to carry out the housing purposes of this act, a municipality, county, or housing authority may exercise the following powers, in addition to those set forth in section 22 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-2…

40A:12A-17. Creation of housing authority 17. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the governing body of any county or municipality may, by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a county whose charter does not provide for the adoption of ordinances, create…

40A:12A-17.1 Housing choice vouchers, homeownership assistance. 2. A housing authority created or continued pursuant to the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.), that administers funding through the federal section 8 Housing Choice Voucher P…

40A:12A-17.2 Regulations. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Department of Community Affairs may adopt, immediately, upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, regulations to i…

40A:12A-18 Executive director of housing authority. 18. a. A housing authority shall appoint and may enter into a contract to employ an executive director as the authority may determine necessary for its efficient operations. The contract shall set forth the executive director's …

40A:12A-18.1. Certain qualification for employment as executive director 3. A person who was an employee of a local housing authority in the position of Deputy Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director on the effective date of this act, who possesses the required work ex…

40A:12A-19. Management, operation of housing projects 19. a. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State that each municipality, county, or housing authority providing public housing pursuant to this act shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manne…