The following fees are hereby established and
shall be collected by the Tax Collector of the Township of Old Bridge
as indicated:
A. Upon the authorization of any party who redeems a
tax sale certificate or, for any other reasons, secures the cancellation
of an outstanding tax sale certificate, the Tax Collector of the Township
of Old Bridge shall record such cancellation at the County Clerk's
Office and shall collect from the redeeming party a fee of $30.
[Amended 9-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-25]
B. Should any person or entity require the issuance of
a certificate of redemption (from Tax Collector) or affidavit of discharge
(from third party lien holders), the following fees shall be collected
by the Tax Collector:
(1) Certificate of redemption: $15.
(2) Affidavit of discharge: $20.
C. In any case in which the Tax Collector mails an original
unrecorded cancelled certificate to the redeeming party, such mailing
shall be done by certified mail and a fee equal to the US postal authorities'
charges for such mail, plus a handling charge of $2.50, shall be collected
by the Tax Collector.
D. In accordance
with N.J.S.A. 54:5-54, the Tax Collector shall provide to any party
entitled to redeem a certificate pursuant to this section (N.J.S.A.
54:5-54) two calculations of the amount required for redemption within
a calendar year at no cost. For each subsequent calculation requested
from the Tax Collector there shall be a fee of $50. A request for
a redemption calculation shall be made in writing to the Tax Collector.
[Added 2-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]
E. In accordance
with N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1, the Tax Collector may charge a lien holder
of a tax lien $50 for the calculation of the amount due to redeem
the tax lien as required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1. Any request
for a redemption calculation shall specify the date to be used for
the calculation, which shall be the date of the notice. Neither the
Tax Collector nor the municipality shall be liable for an incorrect
calculation. The fee paid to the municipality shall not become part
of the lien and shall not be passed on to any party entitled to redeem
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54.
[Added 2-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]