No judgment shall be entered by confession or in any action upon any bond or note pursuant to section 2A:50-8 unless prior to the entry of the judgment, if by confession, or prior to the commencement of the action on the bond or note, if the proceeding be by action, there shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk or register of deeds and mortgages as the case may be, of the county, in which the mortgaged premises are situate, a written notice to the same effect and in the same manner as is required by sections 2A:50-6 and 2A:50-7 of this Title.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1979, c. 286, s. 9.