If before final approval has been obtained, any person transfers or sells or agrees to sell, as owner or agent, any land which forms a part of a subdivision which, by ordinance, the Planning Board, or the Planning Board and the governing body, or either of them are required to act, such person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 30 days, and each parcel, plot or lot so disposed of shall be deemed a separate violation. (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-55)
In addition to the foregoing, if the streets in the subdivision are not such that a structure on said land in the subdivision would meet requirement for a building permit under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., as amended, the City may institute and maintain a civil action:
A. 
For injunctive relief.
B. 
To set aside and invalidate any conveyance made pursuant to such a contract or sale if a certificate of compliance has not been issued.
In any such action, the transferee, purchaser or grantee shall be entitled to a lien upon the portion of the land from which the subdivision was made that remains in the possession of the subdivider or his assigns or successors, to secure the return of any deposit made or purchase price paid, and also a reasonable search fee, survey expense, and title closing expense, if any. Any such action must be brought within two years after the date of the recording of the instrument or transfer, sale or conveyance of said land or within six years if unrecorded.