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  Foreclosure In New Jersey
  
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• Foreclosure In New Jersey
  
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  If you're representing yourself in a foreclosure case, visit our self-help area.
  
  The Office of Foreclosure
  
  The foreclosure procedure is a two-tiered system. It involves both the Office of Foreclosure and the Superior Court General Equity judges. The Office of Foreclosure us a system in the Superior Court Clerk's Office.
  
  The office manages 7 types of foreclosures:
  
  1. Residential mortgage
• Multi-family/commercial mortgage
• In personam tax certificate
• Municipal in rapid eye movement tax certificate
• Condominium lien
• Strict foreclosure
• Fair Foreclosure Act optional procedures.
  
  Foreclosure Actions and Foreclosure Processing Services
  
  Foreclosure actions are filed in the Superior Court. Pleadings are filed with the Office of the Superior Court Clerk, Foreclosure Processing Services in Trenton.
  
  The Foreclosure Processing Services team dockets pleadings (e.g., grievances, responses and ask for default) in foreclosure cases. The group performs basic foreclosure case management functions. When a case is contested, the group transfers to it General Equity Judges in the vicinages for disposition.
  
  You can contact us at 609-421-6100 or SCCO.Mailbox@njcourts.gov for info on the following:
  
  - General Questions and Status Requests
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• Answers - Requests for Default
  
  All correspondence (filings) ought to be directed to:
  
  Regular Mail
  
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  Foreclosure Forms
  
  The list below kinds could be required in foreclosure cases. See foreclosure mediation (below) for mediation types. Self-represented litigants can access our Self-Help page for types to file.
  
  Notice-- Foreclosure Filings - Foreclosure CIS - Revised County/Municipal Code Number Table
  
  Filing Fee Schedule
  
  Checks or cash orders ought to be made payable to Treasurer - State of New Jersey. Attorneys may utilize their Judiciary Collateral Account to pay any fees. Cash is not accepted.
  
  Fee Waiver Request:
  
  Fill out the Filing Fee Waiver Request Form to get a charge exemption. You need to satisfy monetary requirements for eligibility. This type must accompany your file( s). The form and the files need to be submitted to the General Equity Judge in the county where residential or commercial property is located. The judge will examine the cost waiver demand. Once the judge determines eligibility, your files will be forwarded to the Superior Court Clerk's Office for filing. If the judge denies the cost waiver demand, you will be notified to submit the fee before the documents can be submitted.
  
  Copy Requests:
  
  For info on acquiring copies of files or files call Client service at 609-421-6100. Requests for records need to be in composing. Describe Copies of Court Records for more information on sending a demand.
  
  Foreclosure Mediations & Mediation Services
  
  Free foreclosure mediation is offered to try to save your home. Mediation is a process where a neutral third-party hears your case. The conciliator does not make a decision on the case however guides both celebrations to an appropriate result on their terms. Lenders can still pursue foreclosure actions throughout the mediation procedure. It is imperative to start requesting mediation as soon as possible following a notice of foreclosure.
  
  The initial step in the procedure is to submit for mediation services. Attorneys or self-represented litigants can finish the filing for mediation kind. Eligibility requirements pursuant to Rule 4:64 -1 B need to be fulfilled. The demand likewise requires the foreclosure mediation list. Use the foreclosure mediation monetary worksheet to reveal financial eligibility.
  
  If a sheriff's sale is set up, there are 2 statutory stays that can be asked for.
  
  Understand frauds. Companies that promise to assist you get a loan modification, or notices to save your home from foreclosure, are popping up all over NJ. You need to protect yourself and your home from scam business that have no regard for you and your home.
  
  You need to thoroughly inspect the business's credentials, track record, and experience. Watch out for caution signs of a rip-off. Companies may wrongly claim to be associated with a nonprofit or government entity, or endorsed by federal government officials. You ought to preserve individual contact with your lending institution and mortgage servicer. Your mortgage lending institution can help you find genuine options to prevent foreclosure. You need to use the totally free HUD/NJHMFA-certified housing therapist. More details including pointers to avoid foreclosure scams are detailed in the Public Announcement released by the Federal Reserve.
  
  Notices to the Bar
  
  Notice - Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program - Resumption of Availability of Housing Counselors: Notice to Defendants Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program - Rule Relaxation Order
  
  Foreclosure for Renters
  
  Residential occupants in a residential or commercial property dealing with foreclosure might be secured by NJ's Anti-Eviction statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:18 -61.1 to 61.12. Legitimate domestic occupants have rights to remain on the residential or commercial property notwithstanding a foreclosure.
  
  Frequently, since lending institutions don't know occupants' names, the foreclosure problem will call "John Doe, Tenants No. 1 to 10." If a lender is uninformed that the residential or commercial property is rented, a renter may initially be outlined the foreclosure when the loan provider has a writ of belongings. See the notification to domestic renters of rights during a foreclosure.
  
  Additional Resources for Foreclosure Help
  
  Legal Services of New Jersey can provide resources and legal assistance for qualified litigants. The NJ Dept.