Day: July 25, 2014

foreclosed properties

Municipalities Can Fine Creditors for Failing to Maintain Foreclosed Properties in NJ

New Jersey continues to see record rates of foreclosed properties. To help address the resulting neighborhood blight, municipalities now have a new tool to address abandoned  properties. Assembly Bill No. 347, which took effect on July 14, 2014, authorizes municipalities to impose penalties on creditors that fail to timely remedy