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Atlantic County, New Jersey — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law, the post-P.L.-2024-c.39 reform) lives on the parent page → new-jersey. This page covers how Atlantic County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

Critical jurisdictional note — NJ sales are MUNICIPAL, not county. Under New Jersey law, each of Atlantic County’s 23 municipalities conducts its own independent tax-lien-certificate (TSC) sale through its municipal tax collector — there is no county-level tax-sale aggregator or consolidated platform. Atlantic County itself does not hold tax sales. The Atlantic County Sheriff conducts mortgage foreclosure (and, post-P.L.-2024-c.39, court-ordered judicial / Internet tax-cert) sales, which are a distinct proceeding from the municipal tax-lien sales. Surplus from sheriff sales is deposited with the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton (not with the county). See C1 and C3 for detail.

C0. Identity

  • County seat: Mays Landing (Hamilton Township), NJ 08330
  • Population: ~274,536
  • Recording unit: county — deeds, mortgages, and TSCs are recorded at the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office, Historic Court House Complex, 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330-1701 (satellite office: 1333 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401)
  • FIPS: 34001
  • Number of municipalities: 23 (each conducts its own TSC sale)
  • Parent legal framework: new-jersey (Atlantic County Clerk’s Office)

C1. Local Tax Sale

Municipal — not county — sales. Atlantic County has 23 municipalities. Each municipality’s tax collector independently schedules and conducts at least one annual tax-lien-certificate sale, as required by N.J.S.A. 54:5-19. There is no county-wide tax-sale platform or consolidated Atlantic County bidding portal. Investors must monitor each municipality separately.

  • Conducts own county-level sale? No. Tax-lien-certificate (TSC) sales are conducted by each of Atlantic County’s 23 municipal tax collectors. The county’s role is limited to recording TSCs and sheriff’s deeds at the County Clerk’s office and assessment oversight via the County Board of Taxation. (NJ DLGS — Elements of Tax Sales)

  • Municipal platform (confirmed example):

  • Platform vendor: Egg Harbor Township uses the newjerseytaxsale.com platform (same platform family used by many other NJ municipalities). The full corporate vendor name behind newjerseytaxsale.com has not been confirmed from a retrieved official source. needs_verification.

  • Sale calendar: annually per municipality. Egg Harbor Township: accelerated, mid-December. Atlantic City: accelerated tax lien sale (date per annual flyer). Exact dates vary by municipality and year. (NJ DLGS; Egg Harbor Township)

  • Rate within statutory range: each municipal tax collector sets the opening bid; interest is bid down from the statutory 18% maximum per N.J.S.A. 54:5-32. Once bid to 1%, a premium is bid up. No Atlantic County–wide deviation from the statutory rate band has been identified.

  • Registration / deposit: for online (newjerseytaxsale.com) sales, registration and deposit are typically required in advance of the sale; winning bidders must pay the full delinquency + interest immediately at close (NJ general practice under N.J.S.A. 54:5-32). For in-person sales, bidders pre-register with the municipal tax collector. needs_verification (exact pre-sale deposit / registration amount for Atlantic County municipal online sales not retrieved from a primary official source.)

  • TSC recording: the successful bidder must record the TSC at the Atlantic County Clerk within ~90 days of sale. Main office: 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing; Phone: (609) 625-4011. E-recording is available through the NJ County Recording (eRecord) system. (Atlantic County Clerk — Recording)

  • Delinquent list location: each municipality publishes its own delinquent parcel list, typically on its newjerseytaxsale.com subdomain (viewable free approximately 30 days before the sale) or in the official newspaper. Property assessment / ownership data (block/lot/owner) can also be searched via the Atlantic County Property Assessment Search Hub (Board of Taxation resource).

  • Sheriff sales (distinct from TSC sales): The Atlantic County Sheriff conducts mortgage foreclosure sales and, post-P.L.-2024-c.39, court-ordered judicial or Internet tax-cert sales. Sale listings: salesweb.civilview.com (Atlantic County — countyId=25) (Tyler Technologies / CivilView platform; 86 properties listed as of June 2, 2026, with sale dates ranging 6/4/2026 through 8/27/2026). Sales are held on Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Criminal Courthouse, 4997 Unami Boulevard, Mays Landing, NJ 08330. (Atlantic County Sheriff — Sheriff Sales; CivilView — Atlantic County)

  • Sheriff sale bidding:

    • Deposit: 3.5% of the winning bid due immediately upon conclusion of the sale, by certified or cashier’s check payable to the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office.
    • Balance: on residential property, due within 90 business days by certified or cashier’s check or by wire transfer payable to the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office.
    • The upset price for a residential sale is posted on the Atlantic County Sheriff’s website and advertised (Atlantic City Press / LocaliQ-Gannett).
    • Properties are advertised by posting on the property, posting at the Sheriff’s Office, and publication in local newspapers at least weekly for four weeks before the sale. (Atlantic County Sheriff — Sheriff Sales; Metrick Esq. — Atlantic County Sheriff Sale)

  • Adjournments: plaintiff and defendant are each entitled to two (2) thirty-day (30) adjournments, plus one mutually agreed-upon 30-day adjournment. (Atlantic County Sheriff — Sheriff Sales)

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

  • Where to redeem a TSC (pre-foreclosure): at the municipal tax collector’s office for the municipality where the property is located. The tax collector computes the exact redemption amount (certificate + bid interest ≤18% + 2/4/6% redemption penalty + any subsequently paid taxes with interest + lawful costs). Once a foreclosure action is pending in Superior Court, the party redeeming must intervene in the court action (Simon v. Cronecker, 189 N.J. 304 (2007); new-jersey Module 2). For Egg Harbor Township: Cathy England, CTC, 3515 Bargaintown Road, Phone 609-926-4079. For Atlantic City: Kacey B. Johnson, 1301 Bacharach Blvd Rm #606, Phone 609-347-5630. (Egg Harbor Township; Atlantic City)

  • Where to redeem a sheriff’s-sale property (post-sale): within the 10-day redemption/objection period after the sheriff’s sale (R. 4:65-5); redemption is effected through the court action. See new-jersey Module 4 for the mortgage-foreclosure reinstatement right under the Fair Foreclosure Act.

  • Local fees: no Atlantic County–specific fee deviations from the statutory schedule have been identified. Deviations from state default: none confirmed.

  • Redemption contact: the individual municipal tax collector for the municipality where the property is located. The Atlantic County Board of Taxation publishes a municipal assessors/collectors directory at atlanticcountynj.gov — Municipal Tax Assessors and Tax Collectors Contact List.

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

BUSINESS-CRITICAL for surplus-recovery operations. There are two distinct surplus streams in Atlantic County: (A) mortgage foreclosure sheriff’s-sale surplus and (B) post-P.L.-2024-c.39 tax-cert judicial/Internet-sale surplus. Both are deposited with the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton under N.J.S.A. 2A:50-37, not with Atlantic County. Atlantic County government does not maintain or publish a surplus list.

(A) Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff’s Sale Surplus

After an Atlantic County sheriff’s sale, the Sheriff pays the foreclosing lender’s judgment amount (plus fees and commissions) first. Any surplus is deposited with the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund after the buyer has paid the full balance. Former homeowners and junior lienholders claim their share by filing a motion in the Superior Court (Atlantic Vicinage docket, “ATL-” prefix) under Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2, citing N.J.S.A. 2A:50-37. (NJ Courts — Superior Court Trust Fund)

(B) Tax-Cert Judicial/Internet-Sale Surplus (Post-P.L.-2024-c.39)

Under the reform act (eff. July 10, 2024), a TSC holder who forecloses via a court-ordered sheriff’s sale or Internet auction must, after satisfying the lien and a 10%/$5,000 admin-cost first lien, deposit any surplus with the Superior Court Clerk; distribution follows N.J.S.A. 2A:50-37 priority. See new-jersey Module 3 for the full reform mechanism.

Internet auction status for Atlantic County: P.L. 2024, c.39 (N.J.S.A. 54:5-98.1 / 54:5-98.2) authorizes Internet auctions “through the office of the county sheriff,” with a statutory fallback: “In the event that the sheriff has not established an Internet auction, the owner or the owner’s heirs shall only be entitled to a judicial sale.” Whether the Atlantic County Sheriff has established a separate Internet auction mechanism (distinct from the in-person CivilView-listed sales) has not been confirmed from retrieved sources. needs_verification. (P.L. 2024, c.39)

Claim filing venue:

Note: Atlantic County’s Superior Court (Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage I) processes the underlying foreclosure docket. Surplus funds flow to the Trust Fund Unit in Trenton, not to the Atlantic courthouse.

Atlantic Vicinage civil/foreclosure contact (for filing motions to claim surplus): Civil/General Equity Division, Atlantic County (Vicinage I); Civil Division Manager Natalie A. Williams, (609) 402-0100 ext. 47591; Civil Division main ext. 47593; General Equity ext. 47790. The Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex is in Atlantic City; the Criminal Courthouse (where sheriff sales are held) is at 4997 Unami Blvd., Mays Landing. (NJ Courts — Atlantic/Cape May Court Offices)

Claim form: a motion (R. 4:64-3 / R. 4:57-2) filed with the court in the underlying foreclosure action; the Trust Fund Unit provides a proposed-order form and a Practitioner’s Guide for withdrawal from the Trust Fund. needs_verification (specific form number / PDF URL not confirmed from a retrieved Atlantic-specific NJ Courts page; contact the Trust Fund Unit at 609-421-6100 or the Atlantic Vicinage Civil Division for current forms.)

Local deadline notes:

  • Surplus claim through motion: no fixed statutory deadline shorter than the 10-year escheat period (N.J.S.A. 46:30B-41) — the practical window closes when funds escheat to the NJ Treasury Unclaimed Property Administration. The NJ Courts publish an annual escheat notice listing all statewide matters (by docket number, including Atlantic “ATL-” dockets).
  • The demand to convert a TSC strict foreclosure to a sale (to preserve equity under P.L. 2024, c.39) must be made before entry of final judgment in the foreclosure action. (new-jersey Module 3.)

Unclaimed-funds list published?

  • Atlantic County level: No confirmed county-level surplus list. Surplus is forwarded to the Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton.
  • State level (NJ Courts): the Superior Court Trust Fund publishes an annual escheat notice listing all matters (by docket number, including Atlantic ATL- dockets) scheduled to escheat if unclaimed — the primary way to locate unclaimed Atlantic County foreclosure surplus.
  • Escheat: 10 years of inactivity → presumed abandoned → escheats to NJ Treasury Unclaimed Property Administration under N.J.S.A. 46:30B-41. (NJ Courts — Superior Court Trust Fund)

Contact for surplus verification:

  • Trust Fund Unit: 609-421-6100 / SccoTrustfund.Mailbox@njcourts.gov
  • Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office: (609) 909-7200
  • Atlantic Vicinage Civil Division: (609) 402-0100 ext. 47593

▸ For Investors / Operators — Atlantic County runs no county tax sale — each of its 23 municipalities sells its own TSCs (Egg Harbor Township online in mid-December via newjerseytaxsale.com; Atlantic City via an accelerated lien sale). The Sheriff (CivilView countyId=25; Thursday-noon sales at 4997 Unami Blvd., Mays Landing, 3.5% deposit) runs mortgage and post-reform judicial/Internet tax-cert sales. Surplus is deposited with the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton, claimed by motion in the Atlantic (ATL-) docket. See new-jersey §5b for the marketable-title path (the 3-month R.S. 54:5-87 reopening window plus a Chancery quiet-title action) and §7b for surviving liens (the NJ Spill Act super-lien, un-joined mortgagees, IRS § 7425 120-day redemption).

▸ For Former Owners — Surplus from an Atlantic County sheriff’s sale (or a post-2024 tax-cert judicial/Internet sale) is held by the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton, not by the county. You claim it by filing a motion in your Atlantic County foreclosure case (Court Rules 4:64-3 / 4:57-2, N.J.S.A. 2A:50-37). For a tax-lien foreclosure, you may also demand a judicial or Internet sale before final judgment to preserve equity (P.L. 2024, c.39 — new-jersey §3). Unclaimed funds escheat to the State after 10 years (N.J.S.A. 46:30B-41).

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Atlantic County Sheriff (mortgage foreclosure sales; judicial/Internet tax-cert sales)Joseph “Joe” O’Donoghue4997 Unami Blvd., Mays Landing, NJ 08330(609) 909-7200atlanticcountynj.gov — Sheriff Sales
Atlantic County Clerk (TSC recording; deed recording; land records)Joseph J. GiraloHistoric Court House Complex, 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330-1701 (satellite: 1333 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401)(609) 625-4011atlanticcountyclerk.org
Atlantic County Board of Taxation (assessment oversight; municipal tax collector directory)—5909 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330—atlanticcountynj.gov — Board of Taxation
Atlantic County Superior Court — Vicinage I (foreclosure dockets; motions to claim surplus)Natalie A. Williams (Civil Div. Mgr.)Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex, Atlantic City(609) 402-0100 ext. 47591/47593; General Equity ext. 47790njcourts.gov — Atlantic/Cape May Offices
NJ Superior Court Trust Fund Unit (surplus deposit & withdrawal; statewide)—Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625-0971609-421-6100njcourts.gov — SCCO Trust Fund · email: SccoTrustfund.Mailbox@njcourts.gov
Egg Harbor Township Tax Collector (example municipal collector)Cathy England, CTC3515 Bargaintown Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234609-926-4079ehtnj.gov — Tax Collector
City of Atlantic City Tax CollectorKacey B. Johnson1301 Bacharach Blvd, Rm #606, Atlantic City, NJ 08401609-347-5630acnj.gov — Property Tax Collector · email: KJohnson@acnj.gov

Note — no county-level Tax Collector: Atlantic County does not have a county-level tax collector. Property taxes are collected by each of the 23 municipal tax collectors. The county’s role is assessment oversight (Board of Taxation) and deed recording (County Clerk). A directory of all municipal tax collectors is available from the Board of Taxation.

County Clerk name (Joseph J. Giralo) and Sheriff name (Joseph O’Donoghue) are from corroborating election/news sources, not the office pages themselves; verify the current officeholder before relying on the name. (NJ Globe — Giralo reelection; Press of Atlantic City — sheriff race)

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • Municipal sales — 23 independent processes: Atlantic County’s 23 municipalities each run their own TSC sales. Investors must monitor individual municipal websites or contact municipal tax collectors directly; there is no county-mandated single portal. Egg Harbor Township and Atlantic City both run accelerated tax sales (December / annual accelerated lien sale). (Egg Harbor Township; Atlantic City — Tax Collector Notices)

  • Platform mix: Egg Harbor Township uses the newjerseytaxsale.com online platform; Atlantic City runs an accelerated lien sale per its annual flyer. Other municipalities may use in-person or different online formats; each chooses its format annually.

  • TSC recording at County Clerk: after purchase, buyers must record the TSC at the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office (5901 Main Street, Mays Landing) within ~90 days. E-recording is available; Phone (609) 625-4011. (Atlantic County Clerk — Recording)

  • Sheriff sales — Thursday noon at Mays Landing: Atlantic County Sheriff sales are held Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Criminal Courthouse, 4997 Unami Blvd., Mays Landing. Deposit is 3.5% of the winning bid (vs. the 20% used in some other NJ counties), with the residential balance due within 90 business days. This 3.5% standard deposit is a notable local feature. (Atlantic County Sheriff — Sheriff Sales)

  • Adjournments: two 30-day adjournments per party plus one mutual 30-day adjournment, consistent with NJ practice; a motion to stay must be filed once statutory adjournments are exhausted. (Metrick Esq. — Atlantic County Sheriff Sale)

  • Surplus flows to Trenton, not Atlantic: a common practitioner error is attempting to claim Atlantic County foreclosure surplus at the Atlantic courthouse directly. The funds are deposited with the Trenton Trust Fund Unit; a motion to withdraw is filed in the Atlantic (ATL-) docket, but the check comes from Trenton.

  • Post-P.L.-2024-c.39 transition: the reform (eff. July 10, 2024) introduced new rights for TSC owners to demand a sheriff’s sale or Internet auction before final judgment. Whether the Atlantic County Sheriff has established a distinct Internet auction mechanism is not confirmed from retrieved sources. See new-jersey Module 3 and 257-261 20th Avenue Realty, LLC v. Roberto, 259 N.J. 417 (2025). (P.L. 2024, c.39)

  • Third-party recovery operations: no NJ statute capping surplus-recovery agent fees for TSC or mortgage-foreclosure surpluses has been identified from retrieved primary sources. Simon v. Cronecker, 189 N.J. 304 (2007) limits third-party intervention in redemption scenarios (third-party investors must intervene in pending foreclosure actions before redeeming tax certificates).

C6. Records Access

C8. Title & Quiet Title → framework: new-jersey §5b, quiet-title-after-tax-sale

  • Title type produced: tax lien certificate (TSC) — Atlantic County municipalities sell liens, not deeds. Title is obtained only by completing a Superior Court foreclosure of the right of redemption (strict foreclosure vesting title by the final judgment under R.S. 54:5-87) or, post-reform, a sheriff’s judicial / Internet sale. (See new-jersey Modules 1, 5b.)
  • Quiet title — required? Not strictly required (the strict-foreclosure final judgment itself vests title), but a quiet-title action is commonly advisable and often required by title insurers when notice defects are suspected, the 3-month R.S. 54:5-87 reopening window has not run, or the property will be immediately resold.
  • Action type / court: judicial — filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division (General Equity), Atlantic County (Vicinage I) under N.J.S.A. 2A:62-1 et seq. and R. 4:62-1. General Equity contact: (609) 402-0100 ext. 47790. (NJ Courts — Atlantic/Cape May Offices; new-jersey §5b)
  • Typical timeline: uncontested 6–12 months; contested 12–24+ months (NJ statewide practice). needs_verification (Atlantic-specific timeline not retrieved from a primary source).
  • Typical cost: Superior Court Chancery filing fee + service + attorney fees; varies by complexity. needs_verification (no Atlantic-specific dollar figure retrieved).
  • Title insurers active locally: national underwriters writing NJ tax foreclosures (e.g., Stewart, Fidelity/Chicago, Old Republic, First American) operate in Atlantic County; underwriters typically wait out the 3-month R.S. 54:5-87 reopening window and review the foreclosure service record. needs_verification (specific local underwriter/agency list not retrieved from a primary source; see new-jersey §5b).

C9. Purchaser Obligations During Redemption → framework: new-jersey §10b

  • Subsequent-tax payment office: pay subsequent (“subs”) taxes to the same municipal tax collector that issued the TSC (e.g., Egg Harbor Township Tax Collector, 3515 Bargaintown Road, 609-926-4079; Atlantic City Tax Collector, 1301 Bacharach Blvd Rm #606, 609-347-5630). If the holder does not pay subs, the new delinquency sells at the next municipal sale and the new certificate is paramount to the prior one (N.J.S.A. 54:5-32). See new-jersey §10b.
  • Notice-to-owner procedure: before filing to foreclose, the TSC holder must serve written notice of intention to foreclose (amount to redeem) by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 30 days before filing, on all parties whose interest appears of record, with a copy filed with the municipal tax collector (N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1). The foreclosure notice must also state, in boldface, the owner’s P.L. 2024, c.39 right to demand a judicial/Internet sale to preserve equity. See new-jersey §10b/§3.
  • Redemption-payment office: the owner redeems at the municipal tax collector’s office (pre-foreclosure); once a foreclosure is pending, redemption runs through the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Atlantic County (Vicinage I) action (intervention required for third parties — Simon v. Cronecker).
  • Occupancy / access during redemption: the TSC holder has only a lien — no possession, entry, or inspection right — until a final judgment vests title. The owner/occupant retains possession; after judgment and deed, recovering possession from an occupant requires a separate eviction action. See new-jersey §10b.

C10. Local Restrictions → framework: new-jersey §11b

  • Right of first refusal (ROFR) active locally? No general statutory ROFR against private bidders at Atlantic County municipal tax sales. As elsewhere in NJ, a municipality is the striker of last resort (the certificate is “struck to the municipality” if no private bidder appears) — a default mechanism, not a formal ROFR. No retrieved source shows an Atlantic County municipality exercising a tax-sale ROFR. needs_verification (no Atlantic-specific ROFR practice retrieved).
  • Land bank? No confirmed Atlantic County–municipal land bank under the NJ Land Bank Law (P.L. 2019, c.159; N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-74 et seq.) was retrieved. Atlantic City was reported (as of 2024) to be evaluating land-bank formation, but no established Atlantic County land bank was confirmed. needs_verification. (Community Progress — Land Banks in New Jersey; new-jersey §11b)
  • Entity / insider notes: New Jersey’s Tax Sale Law does not restrict purchaser entity type (LLCs, corporations, foreign entities may bid); the insider prohibition runs against the municipal tax collector / officers conducting the sale (N.J.S.A. 54:5-19). No Atlantic County–specific local restriction beyond state law was identified. See new-jersey §11b.

C7. Meta

  • parent_state: new-jersey
  • last_verified: 2026-06-02
  • confidence: 0.88
  • completeness_score: 0.85
  • gap_score: 7

sources:

needs_verification:

  • Board of Taxation page / municipal directory: atlanticcountynj.gov returns HTTP 403 on direct WebFetch; the 23-municipality count and Board of Taxation address (5909 Main Street, Mays Landing) are from standard Atlantic County data and corroborating sources, not a directly fetched official page. Confirm the current municipal tax-collector directory with the Board of Taxation.
  • Atlantic City accelerated tax-lien sale 2026 date / platform URL: referenced in the City’s annual flyer, not retrieved; contact 609-347-5630.
  • newjerseytaxsale.com exact platform vendor name (used by Egg Harbor Township).
  • Pre-sale registration / deposit amount for Atlantic County municipal online tax sales (NJ general practice is payment-in-full immediately at close).
  • Atlantic County Sheriff Internet auction (P.L. 2024, c.39): whether a distinct Internet auction mechanism exists (separate from in-person CivilView sales) is not confirmed.
  • Surplus claim form (specific NJ Courts Trust Fund form number / PDF URL).
  • Quiet-title timeline and cost specific to Atlantic County (statewide ranges used).
  • Title insurers active locally — specific local underwriter/agency list not retrieved.
  • County Clerk and Sheriff officeholder names confirmed only from election/news sources, not the office pages (which 403’d / omitted names).
  • Atlantic County land bank / ROFR — none confirmed; Atlantic City reported evaluating land-bank formation (2024).

cross_links: new-jersey, surplus-funds, right-of-redemption, third-party-recovery-rules, sheriff-sale, treasurer-sale, due-process-notice, quiet-title-after-tax-sale, tyler-v-hennepin-county, simon-v-cronecker-2007, 257-261-20th-avenue-realty-v-roberto-2025, bankruptcy-automatic-stay, federal-tax-lien-redemption, heirs-property, land-bank-programs

changelog:

  • 2026-06-02: Initial research draft. All C0–C10 modules populated from official Atlantic County / NJ sources: Sheriff Sales page (Thursday noon, 4997 Unami Blvd Mays Landing, 3.5% deposit, 90-business-day balance, adjournments, upset-price publication, (609) 909-7200), CivilView countyId=25 (86 properties, 6/4–8/27/2026 dates), County Clerk Recording (5901 Main St, satellite Atlantic City, (609) 625-4011, e-recording, ClerkSearch portal), Egg Harbor Township Tax Collector (Cathy England, mid-December accelerated sale, eggharbortownship.newjerseytaxsale.com, WIPP portal), Atlantic City Tax Collector (Kacey Johnson, accelerated lien sale, quarterly schedule), NJ Courts Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage I (Civil Div. Natalie Williams, General Equity ext. 47790), NJ Superior Court Trust Fund (R. 4:64-3 / 4:57-2, N.J.S.A. 2A:50-37, escheat N.J.S.A. 46:30B-41), Property Assessment Search Hub, GIS office, P.L. 2024 c.39. 10 needs_verification items remain (gov-site 403 on Board of Taxation directory, AC tax sale date/platform, vendor name, deposit amount, sheriff Internet-auction status, claim form, quiet-title timeline/cost, local title insurers, officeholder names, land bank/ROFR).

Disclaimer: This page is legal information, not legal advice. Tax-foreclosure and surplus-recovery law changes frequently; verify every fact against the cited primary sources before acting, and consult a licensed New Jersey attorney before relying on any information on this page. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

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