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NJ A756

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Al Abdelaziz

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the timeframe for a municipality to designate property as abandoned from six months to three months of being legally unoccupied
  • Shortens the period during which rehabilitation or construction inactivity triggers abandonment classification from six months to three months
  • Requires tax sale certificate holders to initiate foreclosure proceedings within three months (reduced from six months) after eligibility to avoid property placement on the abandoned property list
  • Applies to mixed-use properties where two-thirds or more of the building was previously residential space
  • Takes effect on the first day of the fourth month following enactment

Legislative Description

Shortens timeframe for municipality to rehabilitate certain abandoned property.

Housing

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Housing1/13/2026

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