Passaic, NJ

The city of Passaic, N.J. has amended its property registration requirement to reflect a semi-annual fee of $500.00.  Properties shall be registered within 10 days of foreclosure filing.

Property Registration Ordinance

CITY OF PASSAIC

ORDINANCE NO. 2357-22

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 151 "FORECLOSING MORTGAGES AND VACANT PROPERTY, REGISTRATION OF", SECTIONS 2 "DEFINITIONS", 5 "INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER FORECLOSURE", AND 6 "INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERY THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A MORTGAGE IN FORECLOSURE" OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE

Sec. 151-5 Inspection and registration of real property under foreclosure.

C.     Within 10 days of the date any mortgagee files a foreclosure action, the mortgagee shall register the real property with the City Registry and, at the time of the registration, indicate whether the property is vacant, and if so shall designate in writing a property manager to inspect, maintain, and secure the real property subject to the mortgage under a foreclosure action.

E.     At the time of the initial registration, each registrant shall pay a nonrefundable semiannual registration fee of $500 for each property.  Subsequent nonrefundable semiannual renewal registrations of properties and fees in the amount of $500 are due within 10 days of the expiration of the previous registration. 

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Plumsted, NJ

Property Registration Ordinance 

ORDINANE NO. 2013-13

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PLUMSTED

COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY

CREATING AND ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 1A OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PLUMSTED ENTITLED "ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND MORTGAGED FORECLOSED PROPERTIES"

SECTION 2. CHAPTER 1A. ARTCILE 2. MORTGAGED REAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION

1A-37. Registration of real property mortgagee holding mortgages in default.

(c)  Within ten (10) days of the date, the mortgagee declares its mortgage to be in default through public notice or recordation the mortgagee shall register the real property with the Township or its designee and, at the time of registration, shall designate in writing a local property manager to inspect, maintain, and secure the real property subject to the mortgage in default.

TOWNSHIP OF PLUMSTED

Abandoned and Foreclosed Property Registration: Requirements

Sec. 1A.  Registration Fees for Abandoned Property and Mortgaged Foreclosed Properties.

A.  Registration Fee - $500.00 per property annually (including if a property is sold or otherwise transferred to new owner and remains abandoned or as mortgage foreclosed property because a summons and complaint in action was filed by the creditor).

B.  There shall be an additional $2,000 per property annually if the property is vacant or abandoned pursuant to the definition of the Township of Plumsted ordinance 1A-34 when the summons and complaint in an action to foreclosed is filed, or becomes vacant and abandoned at any time thereafter while the property is in foreclosure.

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West Milford, NJ

Property Registration Ordinance 

Township of West Milford

Passaic County, New Jersey

~ Ordinance 2023 - 006 ~

ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE OF WEST MILFORD CREATING WITHIN PART 11, GENERAL LEGISLATION, CHAPTER 286 TO BE ENTITLED, "REGISTRATION OF FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE PROPERTIES;" PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE, INTENT AND APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BY MORTGAGEES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS THE REGULATION, LIMITATION AND REDUCTION OF REGISTRABLE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP

Sec. 286-5 INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER FORECLOSURE

(c)     Within ten (10) days of the date any Mortgagee files a Foreclosure Action, the Mortgagee shall register the Real Property with the Township Registry, and, at the time of registration, indicate whether the property is Vacant, and if so shall designate in writing a Property Manager to inspect, maintain and secure the Real Property subject to the mortgage in Foreclosure when legally possible.  A separate registration is required for each Registrable Property.

(e)     At the time of initial registration each registrant shall pay a non-refundable Annual Registration fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each occupied Registrable Property and two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each vacant property.

~ Ordinance 2023 - 014 ~

ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST MILFORD, COUNTY OF PASSAIC, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AMENDING SECTION 285-12 VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES TO ADD THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FEES IN THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES

SECTION 1. Section 285-12 "Vacant and Abandoned Properties is hereby amended to read as follows:

D.  Registration of Vacant, Abandoned Properties

1)  Registration.  The responsible party for a vacant, abandoned, residential property shall immediately file a certificate of registration with the Township Clerk after receipt of notice that the property has been determined to be vacant and abandoned or immediately after the responsible party assumes ownership of or responsibility for a property already determined to be vacant and abandoned.  A certificate of registration shall remain valid for one year from the date of issuance and renewal shall be required annually that reverts back to the initial registration date if the property remains vacant and abandoned.

4..  Certificate of Registration Fees.  The following fees for a certificate of registration shall be paid by the responsible party.

1. $250.00 for the initial registration fee
2. $500.00 for the 2nd year
3. $750.00 for the 3rd year
4. $1,000 for the 4th year, adding an additional $250.00 each subsequent year