Editor's Note: For statutory authority, see N.J.S. 17:36-8 et seq.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:13-1]
a. 
Every insurance company is prohibited from paying an insured any claim in excess of $2,500 for fire damages on any real property located within the City of Newark pursuant to any fire insurance policy issued or renewed after the effective date of this chapter and after the filing of this chapter with the State Commissioner of Insurance, until such time as the insured person submits an official certificate of search for municipal liens pursuant to N.J.S. 54:5-12 certifying that all taxes, assessments or other municipal liens or charges, levied and assessed, and due and payable, against the insured property have been paid either by the owner of such real property, or by the insurance company pursuant to Section 10:7-2, or the City of Newark submits a certified copy of a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 10:7-3.
b. 
The official certificate of search may, from time-to-time be altered, by the bonded official responsible for preparing such certificate, in order to correct any errors or omissions or to add any municipal liens or related charges due and payable subsequent to the preparation of the official certificate.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:13-2]
Unless the resolution, referred to in Section 10:7-1, above, is received by an insurance company pursuant to Section 10:7-3, an insurance company is hereby authorized and required, prior to the payment of any claims for fire damages in excess of $2,500 to pay to the City of Newark the amount of the liens appearing on the official certificate and such other recorded liens or related charges as may be certified to the insurance company; provided, however, that if an appeal is taken on the amount of the lien or charge, other than an appeal on the assessed valuation of real property pursuant to N.J.S. 54:3-21, the insurance company shall withhold 75% of the full amount of the lien or charge 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 or savings and loan associations in the State, shall be disbursed in accordance with the final order or judgment of the Court.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:13-3]
The Municipal Council may enter into, or may authorize the Tax Collector by resolution to enter into agreements with the owners of any fire damaged property to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S. 54:5-19, or for redemption of the tax sale lien by installment payments pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 54 of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S. 54:5-65 et seq.), if the Municipal Council is satisfied that the claim for fire damages is to be used to restore or improve the fire damaged property. An insurance company receiving a certified copy of such resolution adopted by the Municipal Council is authorized to make full payment on the claim to the insured person.