2015 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Section 40:56-46 - Title to vest in municipality upon payment; copy of award recorded; map filed
40:56-46. Title to vest in municipality upon payment; copy of award recorded; map filed
Upon the acceptance of any such award or payment of the same into the Superior Court, title to such real estate or interest therein shall vest in the municipality, which may thereupon enter upon and take possession of such real estate or interest therein and remove all persons therefrom, and a duplicate original of the report of awards as confirmed, or a copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the municipality as a true copy of the awards as confirmed by the governing body shall be recorded in the county in which such municipality is situated, in the records of deeds for such county. The officer in charge of such office shall cause the names of the owners or owner of the property taken as shown by such awards to be indexed under "grantors" in the index of deeds for such county, and the names of mortgagees named in such awards under "releasors" in the index of releases of mortgages for such county. A copy of the map accompanying the report of the awards shall be filed in the same office.
Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 702, s. 189, eff. March 19, 1953.
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