New Jersey Statutes 2A:44-19.3. Nonpayment after 90 days; public or private sale; notice to customer
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:44-19.3
- certified mail: include private express carrier service, provided that the private express carrier service provides confirmation of mailing. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
In the event that payment is not made of the agreed charges or the reasonable value thereof for the work, services, storage, materials or supplies within 90 days after any of the goods were to be delivered or to be available to the customer, the goods may be sold at a public or private sale to pay the agreed or reasonable charges together with the cost of notifying the customer. The person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall, at least 30 days prior to the sale, give notice of the time and place of the sale to the customer. The notice shall be mailed to the customer at his last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. Where the address of the customer is unknown, the posting of a notice of the sale in a prominent place in a public portion of the premises of the person required to give the notice shall constitute notice.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.