New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.32. Filing of lien
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.32
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. 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
4. The lien shall be filed with the clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, and shall immediately attach to and become binding upon all real property in the ownership of the offender.
If it is believed that the offender is the owner of real property within the State, but the exact location of same is not known, then the lien may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court and shall become binding upon all real property of the offender wherever situate within the State.
L.1997,c.51,s.4.