The Compliance Officer, or such other public officer designated or
appointed by the Borough Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.5, shall
establish the abandoned property list and any additions or deletions
thereto by authorizing the publication of the list in the official
newspaper of the Borough of Oaklyn, which publication shall constitute
public notice, and, within 10 days after publication, shall send a
notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular
mail, to the owner of record of every property included on the list.
The published and mailed notices shall identify property determined
to be abandoned, setting forth the owner of record, if known, the
tax lot and block number, and the street address. The Compliance Officer,
or such other public officer designated or appointed by the Borough
Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.5, in consultation with the Tax
Collector, shall also send out a notice, by regular mail, to any mortgagee,
servicing organization, or property tax processing organization that
receives a duplicate copy of the tax bill pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-64d.
When the owner of record is not known for a particular property and
cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence by the
Tax Collector, notice shall not be mailed but instead shall be posted
on the property in the manner as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.7. The
mailed notice shall indicate the factual basis for the finding of
the Compliance Officer, or such other public officer designated or
appointed by the Borough Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.5, that
the property is abandoned property, as that term is defined herein
and in N.J.S.A. 55:19-54, and shall specify the information relied
upon in making such finding. In all cases, a copy of the mailed or
posted notice shall also be filed by the Compliance Officer, or such
other public officer designated or appointed by the Borough Council
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.5, in the office of the Camden County
Clerk. This filing shall have the same force and effect as a formal
notice under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-6. The notice shall be captioned with
the name of the Borough of Oaklyn as "plaintiff" and the name of the
property owner as "defendant," as though an action had been commenced
by the Borough against the owner.