S 4185 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions.

This bill creates a faster foreclosure process for vacant and abandoned residential properties, defined by specific signs like disconnected utilities, overgrown vegetation, or multiple broken windows. It requires lenders to make two unsuccessful service attempts on the homeowner before proceeding with summary foreclosure and eliminates the need for a "notice to cure" for these properties. The bill also gives common interest communities (like homeowners associations) new tools to collect overdue fees by allowing them to compel lenders to pay assessments or appoint a "fiscal agent" to manage abandoned units. The fiscal agent can collect fees through short-term licenses, require licensees to vacate quickly without anti-eviction protections, and use payments to cover association fees and maintenance costs.
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Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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Benjie Wimberly
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