[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Secaucus 4-14-15 as Ord. No. 2015-13. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 4-14-15 by Ord. No. 2015-13]
A.
As the Tax Collector is required to provide a calculation of the
amount required of any party to redeem a tax lien certificate pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54, this chapter is intended to provide that the
Town of Secaucus require a fee for any calculations of said amount
required for redemption if requested on more than two occasions in
any one calendar year.
B.
Fees. The Secaucus Tax Collector shall provide to any party entitled
to redeem a tax certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54 two calculations
of the amount required for redemption within a calendar year at no
cost. If a party requires the Tax Collector to provide more than two
such calculations in any one given calendar year, then the parties
shall be required to pay a fee of $50 for each subsequent calculation
requested of the Tax Collector. Any requests for redemption calculation
must be made in writing directly to the Tax Collector.
C.
A municipality, by ordinance, may authorize the Tax Collector to
charge to a lienholder a fee not to exceed $50 for the calculation
of the amount due to redeem the tax lien required to be provided pursuant
to this section. 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 or 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.
D.
Severability. If any provision or portion of a provision of this
ordinance is held to be unconstitutional, preempted by federal or
State law, or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
the remaining provisions of the ordinance shall not be invalidated.
E.
Effective date. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
final passage and publication as required by law.
[Added 5-12-15 by Ord. No. 2015-19]
A.
Statutory requirements for publishing and notice of foreclosure.
N.J.S.A. 54:5-26 requires the Town to post copies of the notice of
any tax sale in five of the most public places in Town, and a copy
of the notice shall be published in a newspaper circulating in Town,
once in each of the four calendar weeks preceding the calendar week
containing the day appointed for the sale. However, since N.J.S.A.
54:5-26 also provides that, in lieu of any two publications, notice
to the property owner and to any person or entity entitled to notice
of foreclosure pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-104.48, this chapter is intended
to provide that the Town charge a fee for each mailing of notice of
tax sale sent to an interested party.
B.
Fee for mailing of notice of tax sale. The Town shall charge a fee
of $25 for each mailing or notice of tax sale sent to each interested
party. The cost of the mailing shall be added to the cost of the tax
sale in addition to those provided in N.J.S.A. 54:5-38.
