A 3772 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Revises process for property tax lien holder to foreclose right to redeem a property tax lien; allows property owner to protect remaining equity.

This New Jersey bill revises property tax lien foreclosure procedures to align with a recent Supreme Court ruling requiring property owners to retain equity beyond unpaid taxes. It allows property owners to protect remaining property equity by requesting a judicial sale (like mortgage foreclosures) or online auction through the county sheriff within 45 days of receiving foreclosure notice. If owners don't make this request, lien holders (municipalities or private investors) can take full property title without conducting a sale. Lien holders must clearly inform property owners about this option in bold text with foreclosure notices. The bill ensures any surplus funds from a sale would go to the property owner after lien holders are paid.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Signed Jul 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2024 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 10, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.39.
executive
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0)
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-2)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
5 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors