No insurance company authorized to issue fire insurance policies in the State of New Jersey shall pay any claims in excess of $2,500 on any real property located within the Township of Burlington pursuant to a fire insurance policy issued or renewed after the adoption of this chapter and filing the same with the State Commissioner of Insurance until such time as all taxes, assessments and other municipal liens or charges due and payable, appearing on an official certificate of search, shall have been paid either by the owner of such real property or the insurance company, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:36-8 et seq., unless a municipality shall submit to the insurance company a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to §
268-2 of this chapter.
The Township Council of the Township of Burlington
may enter into an agreement with the owner of any fire-damaged property
to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal
liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54: 5-19 or for the redemption
of the tax sale lien by installment payment pursuant to Article 7
of Chapter 5 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, if the Township Council of the Township of Burlington
is satisfied that the claim for fire damage is to be used to restore
or improve the fire-damaged property. An insurance company receiving
a certified copy of a resolution of agreement from the governing body
of the municipality is authorized to make full payment on the claim
to the insured person.
Unless a resolution as provided above is received
by an insurance company writing fire insurance policies within the
Township of Burlington, said insurance company is hereby authorized
and required prior to the payment of any claims for fire damage in
excess of $2,500 to pay to the municipality the amount of any liens
appearing on the official certificate and such reported liens or related
charges as may be certified to the insurance company; provided, however,
that if an appeal is taken in the amount of any lien or charge, other
than an appeal on the assessed valuation of real property pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 54:3-21, the insurance company shall withhold 75% of the
full amount of the lien or charge being contested pending termination
of all proceedings, at which time such moneys and all interest accruing
thereon at a rate paid on interest-bearing accounts in banking institutions
and saving and loan associations of the state shall be disbursed in
accordance with final order of judgment of the Court.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage,
approval and publication as required by law, provided that the Township
Clerk shall cause a certified copy of this chapter to be filed with
the State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, and this chapter
shall not be deemed effective until such time as said filing occurs.