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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1B-13.5

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(a) Any person aggrieved by a designation by the council that certain parcels are State-owned lands may file with the council pertinent information, maps, studies or other matters documenting his claim of title. Within 90 days the council shall determine either to issue a statement or quitclaim deed indicating that the State has no interest or releases its claim in the property or shall reaffirm that all or part of said property is or may be State-owned.

(b) Any person aggrieved by a designation by the council that certain parcels are State-owned may, either initially or after requesting the review as provided by subsection (a), commence an action in the Superior Court to adjudicate the title dispute.

L.1968, c. 404, s. 91. Amended by L.1973, c. 335, s. 1, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.