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Gloucester 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 Gloucester County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

Critical jurisdictional note — NJ tax-lien sales are MUNICIPAL, not county. Under New Jersey law, each of Gloucester County’s 24 municipalities conducts its own independent tax-lien-certificate (TSC) sale under N.J.S.A. 54:5 — there is no county-level tax-sale aggregator or consolidated platform. Gloucester County itself does not hold tax-lien-certificate sales. The Gloucester County Sheriff conducts mortgage foreclosure (and post-P.L.-2024-c.39 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). The county’s roles are: deed/TSC recording (County Clerk), county-wide property assessment (a Gloucester-specific feature — see C5), and the sheriff’s foreclosure sales. See C1 and C3 for full detail.

C0. Identity

  • County seat: Woodbury, NJ 08096
  • Population: ~302,000 (2020 Census; the Gloucester County “Fast Facts” page and Census geocodes confirm Gloucester is one of NJ’s mid-size southern counties — exact 2020 figure needs_verification from a primary Census table). (Gloucester County — Fast Facts)
  • Recording unit: county — deeds, mortgages, and TSCs are recorded at the Gloucester County Clerk’s Office, 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096 (mailing: P.O. Box 129, Woodbury, NJ 08096). Land records date back to 1686. (Gloucester County Clerk)
  • FIPS: 34015
  • Number of municipalities: 24 (each conducts its own TSC sale) (Gloucester County — Find Your Tax Collector)
  • Parent legal framework: new-jersey

C1. Local Tax Sale

Municipal — not county — sales. Gloucester County has 24 municipalities. Each municipality’s tax collector independently schedules and conducts at least one annual tax-lien-certificate sale, as required by the Tax Sale Law (N.J.S.A. 54:5 et seq.). There is no county-wide tax-sale platform or consolidated Gloucester County bidding portal. Investors must monitor each municipality separately.

  • Conducts own county-level tax-lien sale? No. Tax-lien-certificate (TSC) sales are conducted by each of Gloucester County’s 24 municipal tax collectors. The county’s role is limited to recording TSCs and sheriff’s deeds at the County Clerk’s office and conducting the sheriff’s foreclosure sales (mortgage and post-reform judicial/Internet tax-cert sales). (NJ DLGS — Elements of Tax Sales; Gloucester County — Find Your Tax Collector)

  • Municipal platform (confirmed example): Multiple Gloucester County municipalities use the newjerseytaxsale.com online auction platform. Confirmed example:

    • West Deptford Township: electronic auction at westdeptford.newjerseytaxsale.com — the 2025 sale was held online Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., with listings available from approximately September 15, 2025 (30 days before sale). Tax Collector: Mary Beth Gill, mbgill@westdeptford.com, 856-845-4004 ext. 107. (West Deptford Township — Tax Office)
    • Washington Township: the 2026 tax sale was announced (tentatively) for December 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; to be removed from the tax-sale list, payment must be received by 4:30 p.m. on December 14, 2026. (Washington Township — Tax Collector)
    • Other municipalities: contact the individual municipal tax collector via the county’s directory (see below). Platform/format and date vary by municipality and year.

  • Platform vendor: the newjerseytaxsale.com platform is used by West Deptford and other NJ municipalities. The full corporate vendor name behind newjerseytaxsale.com has not been retrieved from an official source. needs_verification.

  • Sale calendar: annually per municipality; some Gloucester municipalities hold sales in the fall (West Deptford: October) and some in December (Washington Township: December), for the prior year’s delinquencies. Exact dates vary by municipality and year. (NJ DLGS; West Deptford; Washington 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 Gloucester County–wide deviation from the statutory rate band has been identified.

  • Registration / deposit: for online (newjerseytaxsale.com) sales, registration and a deposit are generally required in advance of the sale, and winning bidders must pay the full delinquency + interest immediately at close. For in-person sales, bidders pre-register with the municipal tax collector. needs_verification (exact pre-sale deposit/registration amount for a specific Gloucester municipal online sale not retrieved from a primary official page; general NJ practice is payment-in-full immediately after the winning bid, per N.J.S.A. 54:5-32 and DLGS guidance).

  • TSC recording: the successful bidder must record the TSC at the Gloucester County Clerk within ~90 days of sale. County Clerk: 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096; 856-853-3237; e-recording available. (Gloucester County Clerk)

  • Delinquent list location: each municipality publishes its own delinquent parcel list, typically on its newjerseytaxsale.com subdomain (viewable free ~30 days before the sale) or in the municipal legal advertisement. Property assessment and ownership data (block/lot/owner) can also be searched through the county assessment record portals (see C6).

  • Sheriff sales (distinct from TSC sales): The Gloucester County Sheriff (Carmel M. Morina) conducts mortgage foreclosure sales and, post-P.L.-2024-c.39, court-ordered judicial or Internet tax-cert sales. Sales are held every other Wednesday (excluding holidays) at 2:00 p.m. (bidder check-in 1:45 p.m.) in the Ceremonial Courtroom #201, 2nd floor, County Courthouse, 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096. Listings: salesweb.civilview.com (Gloucester County — countyId=19) (Tyler Technologies / CivilView platform). (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s Sales; Gloucester County — Sheriff Sales Search)

  • Sheriff sale bidding:

    • Deposit: a minimum of 20% of the total bid price due at the time of sale, payable in cash, certified check, or Treasurer’s/Bank/Cashier’s check; personal checks are not accepted.
    • Bidder registration: bidders must complete a Bidder Registration Form and submit it by email to lcole@co.gloucester.nj.us by 12:00 noon on the Tuesday before the sale. One form covers the entire calendar year. Registration is not accepted on sale day.
    • All Sheriff’s Sales are advertised weekly in the legal section of The Sentinel for four consecutive weeks before the initial sale date, plus a second online newspaper serving the property’s area. Effective March 2026 (pursuant to NJ Senate Bill S4654), advertisements may also be viewed on the county website and the Secretary of State’s Legal Notices page. (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s 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.) Use the county’s Find Your Tax Collector directory to identify the correct municipal collector.

  • Where to redeem a sheriff’s-sale property (post-sale): the foreclosed homeowner has a ten-day period after the sheriff’s sale during which the property may be redeemed (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. (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s Sales)

  • Local fees: no Gloucester County–specific fee deviations from the statutory redemption 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 (TSC redemption); the Sheriff’s Office for the 10-day post-sale window (856-384-4603 / 856-384-4669). Municipal collector directory: gloucestercountynj.gov/257/Find-Your-Tax-Collector

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

BUSINESS-CRITICAL for surplus-recovery operations. There are two distinct surplus streams in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County. Gloucester County government does not maintain or publish a separate county-level surplus-funds list. (Note: the county’s “Surplus Property” page refers to surplus equipment/asset disposal, not foreclosure surplus funds — do not confuse the two.)

(A) Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff’s Sale Surplus

After a Gloucester County sheriff’s sale, the Sheriff pays the foreclosing lender’s judgment amount (plus fees and commissions) first. Any surplus is transferred to the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton. Former homeowners and junior lienholders claim their share by filing a motion in the Superior Court (Gloucester Vicinage docket, “GLO-” prefix) under N.J. Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2, supported by an affidavit/certification proving identity, relationship to the property, and the amount claimed. (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s Sales; new-jersey Modules 3, 4)

(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 Gloucester 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 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 Gloucester 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:

  • Office (where funds are held): NJ Superior Court Trust Fund Unit (statewide; handles all NJ county surplus deposits including Gloucester County)
  • Mailing Address: SCCO Trust Fund, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625-0971
  • Hand Delivery: 25 Market Street, Trenton, NJ 08625
  • Phone: 609-421-6100
  • Email: SccoTrustfund.Mailbox@njcourts.gov
  • URL: NJ Courts — Superior Court Clerk’s Office

Note: The underlying foreclosure docket is processed by the Gloucester Vicinage of the NJ Superior Court (GLO- prefix); the surplus funds themselves flow to the Trust Fund Unit in Trenton.

Claim form: a motion (R. 4:64-3 / R. 4:57-2) filed with the court in the underlying foreclosure action, with a supporting affidavit/certification; 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 not confirmed from a retrieved Gloucester-specific NJ Courts page; contact the Trust Fund Unit at 609-421-6100 or the Gloucester Vicinage Civil Division for current forms).

Local deadline notes:

  • Surplus claim by motion: no fixed statutory deadline shorter than the 10-year escheat/abandonment period — funds escheat to the NJ Treasury Unclaimed Property Administration once dormant (N.J.S.A. 46:30B-41). (new-jersey Module 3b — surplus SOL.)
  • 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?

  • Gloucester County level: No confirmed county-level surplus list. The Sheriff forwards surplus to the Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton.
  • State level (NJ Courts): the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund publishes an annual escheat notice listing all matters statewide (by docket number, including Gloucester “GLO-” dockets) scheduled to escheat if unclaimed — the primary way to locate unclaimed Gloucester County foreclosure surplus. (NJ Courts — Superior Court Clerk’s Office)

Contact for surplus verification:

▸ For Investors / Operators — Gloucester’s surplus venue is the NJ Superior Court Trust Fund in Trenton (motion filed in the GLO- Gloucester Vicinage docket), not a county office; the sheriff’s-sale deposit is 20% of the bid. See new-jersey §5b for the marketable-title path (the 3-month R.S. 54:5-87 reopening window and a Chancery Division quiet-title action) and §7b for surviving liens (the filed NJ Spill Act super-lien, un-joined mortgagees, and the IRS § 7425 120-day redemption).

▸ For Former Owners — the claim venue (Superior Court Trust Fund, Trenton), the form (a motion under R. 4:64-3 / 4:57-2 with a supporting certification), and the deadline (before final judgment to preserve tax-cert equity; within the 10-year window to claim deposited surplus) above are how surplus owed to you is recovered.

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Gloucester County Sheriff (mortgage foreclosure sales; judicial/Internet tax-cert sales)Carmel M. MorinaSheriff’s Office, 70 Hunter Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096; sales held at County Courthouse, 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096Sheriff’s Office 856-384-4600; Foreclosure/Sales 856-384-4603 / 856-384-4669gloucestercountynj.gov — Sheriff’s Office · Foreclosure procedures: /564 · bidder reg: lcole@co.gloucester.nj.us · deeds: sheriffsdeeds@co.gloucester.nj.us
Gloucester County Clerk (TSC recording; deed/mortgage recording; land records)James N. Hogan1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096 (mailing: P.O. Box 129, Woodbury, NJ 08096)856-853-3237 (fax 856-853-3327)gloucestercountynj.gov — County Clerk · email: jhogan@co.gloucester.nj.us
Gloucester County Board of Taxation / Office of Assessment (county-wide assessment; municipal collector directory)Craig Black, SCGREA, CTA (County Assessor)Administration Building, 2 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 337, Woodbury, NJ 08096; assessment office at Clayton Complex Bldg. A, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ 08312Board/Admin 856-853-3200; County Assessor 856-307-6445gloucestercountynj.gov — Board of Taxation & County Assessor · email: cblack@co.gloucester.nj.us
Gloucester County Superior Court — Gloucester Vicinage (foreclosure dockets; motions to claim surplus)—Gloucester County Justice Complex, 70 Hunter Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096NJ Courts public access (see C6)njcourts.gov — Civil & Foreclosure Public Access
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
Municipal Tax Collectors (24; conduct the TSC sales and process TSC redemption)per municipalityper municipalityper municipalitygloucestercountynj.gov — Find Your Tax Collector

Note — no county-level Tax Collector: Gloucester County does not have a county-level tax collector. Property taxes are collected by each of the 24 municipal tax collectors. The county’s role is county-wide assessment (Office of Assessment / County Assessor — see C5), deed recording (County Clerk), and sheriff’s foreclosure sales.

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • County-wide assessment (a Gloucester-specific quirk): As of April 1, 2013, the Gloucester County Office of Assessment / County Assessor is responsible for all municipal assessment functions countywide — Gloucester is one of the few New Jersey counties to have consolidated assessment at the county level (a county-assessor demonstration program). This affects where assessment data and property record cards are sourced (the county Office of Assessment in Clayton), though tax collection and tax sales remain municipal. County Assessor: Craig Black, 856-307-6445. (Gloucester County — Board of Taxation & County Assessor; Gloucester County — County Assessor)

  • Municipal tax-lien sales — 24 independent processes: Gloucester County’s 24 municipalities each run their own TSC sales (e.g., West Deptford in October via westdeptford.newjerseytaxsale.com; Washington Township in December). Investors must monitor individual municipal websites or contact municipal tax collectors directly via the county’s Find Your Tax Collector directory. There is no county-mandated single tax-sale portal.

  • TSC recording at County Clerk: after purchase, buyers record the TSC at the Gloucester County Clerk (1 North Broad Street) within ~90 days; e-recording is available. A $20 indexing fee applies if a paper cover sheet is submitted in lieu of the data cover sheet (effective May 1, 2017). (Gloucester County — Land Records)

  • Sheriff sales — biweekly cadence: Gloucester County Sheriff sales are held every other Wednesday (excluding holidays) at 2:00 p.m. (check-in 1:45 p.m.) in Ceremonial Courtroom #201, 2nd floor, County Courthouse, 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury. Deposit is a minimum of 20% of the bid (cash, certified, or bank/cashier’s check; no personal checks). Bidder registration must be emailed to lcole@co.gloucester.nj.us by noon the Tuesday before the sale; one form covers the full calendar year. (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s Sales)

  • Advertising change (2026): effective March 2026, pursuant to NJ Senate Bill S4654, sheriff-sale advertisements may be viewed on the county website and the Secretary of State’s Legal Notices page (in addition to The Sentinel and a second online newspaper). A practical note for buyers tracking sales online. (Gloucester County — About Sheriff’s Sales)

  • Surplus flows to Trenton, not Gloucester: a common practitioner error is attempting to claim Gloucester County foreclosure surplus at the Woodbury courthouse directly. The funds are deposited with the Trenton Trust Fund Unit; a motion to withdraw is filed in the Gloucester (GLO- prefix) 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 Gloucester 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. (new-jersey Modules 3, 3b.)

C6. Records Access

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

  • Title type: tax lien certificate (TSC). New Jersey sells a lien, not a deed; title is taken only after a Superior Court foreclosure of the right of redemption (strict tax-cert foreclosure) or, post-reform, after a judicial / Internet sale. (new-jersey Modules 1, 5b.)
  • Quiet title action — required? Often advisable but not strictly required. A strict tax-cert foreclosure judgment itself vests fee-simple title (R.S. 54:5-87); however, title insurers commonly require the 3-month R.S. 54:5-87 reopening window to run and may require a quiet-title action where notice defects, unserved parties in interest, or an immediate resale are involved. (new-jersey §5b.)
  • Court for a quiet-title action: Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity — Gloucester Vicinage (the property’s county), under N.J.S.A. 2A:62-1 et seq. and R. 4:62-1. (new-jersey §5b.)
  • Typical timeline: uncontested ~6–12 months; contested 12–24+ months. needs_verification (no Gloucester-specific primary-source timeline retrieved; figure inherited from the state page).
  • Typical cost: filing fees + service + attorney’s fees, varies by complexity. needs_verification (no Gloucester-specific dollar figure retrieved).
  • Title insurers active locally: national underwriters writing NJ tax-sale titles (e.g., Stewart, First American, Fidelity/Chicago Title agents operate in southern NJ) are available; specific Gloucester-active agencies and underwriter seasoning guidelines were not retrieved from a primary source. needs_verification. (new-jersey §5b.)

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

  • Subsequent-tax payment office: the TSC holder pays subsequently-accruing taxes (“subs”) to the municipal tax collector of the municipality where the property is located (not the county). Unpaid subs can be sold at the next municipal tax sale as a paramount certificate (N.J.S.A. 54:5-32). Use the county Find Your Tax Collector directory. (new-jersey §10b.)
  • Notice-to-owner procedure: before filing to foreclose, the TSC holder must serve a written notice of intention to foreclose (with the redemption amount) at least 30 days before filing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, on all parties of record, with a copy filed with the municipal tax collector (N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1). Post-reform, the foreclosure notice must also state in boldface the owner’s right to demand a judicial/Internet sale to preserve equity (N.J.S.A. 54:5-98.1/98.2). (new-jersey §10b, §3.)
  • Redemption payment office: the municipal tax collector computes and receives the redemption amount pre-foreclosure; once an action is pending, redemption is effected through the Superior Court (Gloucester Vicinage) action with intervention (Simon v. Cronecker). (new-jersey Module 2.)
  • Occupancy / access during redemption: the TSC holder has only a lien, not possession — the owner/tenant retains possession until a final judgment and deed. The TSC holder has no right to enter or inspect during redemption; after judgment/deed, an occupied property requires a separate eviction. (new-jersey §10b.)

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

  • Right of first refusal (municipality / land bank) active locally? No Gloucester-County-specific municipal ROFR or land-bank ROFR at tax sales has been identified from retrieved sources. New Jersey municipalities are the default “striker” (certificate goes to the municipality if no private bidder appears), but that is a statewide default, not a Gloucester-specific ROFR. (new-jersey §11b.)
  • Land bank present? No Gloucester County or Gloucester-municipality land bank (under the NJ Land Bank Law, P.L. 2019, c.159) was identified from retrieved sources. needs_verification (absence of a retrieved land-bank page does not conclusively prove none exists; as of this page, Newark is the best-documented NJ land bank — see new-jersey §11b).
  • Entity / insider notes: New Jersey’s Tax Sale Law does not restrict bidder entity type (LLCs, corporations, foreign entities may bid); the insider prohibition (N.J.S.A. 54:5-19) bars the municipal tax collector/officers from acquiring an interest in certificates at a sale they conduct. No Gloucester-specific insider rule was identified. (new-jersey §11b.)

C7. Meta

  • parent_state: new-jersey
  • last_verified: 2026-06-02
  • confidence: 0.88
  • completeness_score: 0.86
  • gap_score: 6

sources:

needs_verification:

  • Exact 2020 Census population for Gloucester County (retrieved Fast Facts page did not surface the precise figure; ~302,000 approximate).
  • Gloucester County Sheriff Internet auction (P.L. 2024, c.39): whether the Sheriff has established an Internet auction mechanism under N.J.S.A. 54:5-98.1/98.2 (separate from in-person CivilView sales).
  • newjerseytaxsale.com exact platform vendor name (corporate operator).
  • Registration deposit amount for Gloucester municipal online tax-lien sales (general NJ practice is full payment immediately at close).
  • Claim form specifics (Trust Fund Unit form number/PDF for surplus withdrawal).
  • Quiet-title timeline and cost specific to Gloucester (inherited from state page; no Gloucester-specific primary source).
  • Title insurers active locally in Gloucester for tax-sale titles (no primary source retrieved naming specific local agencies/underwriter seasoning).
  • Land bank — no Gloucester County/municipal land bank identified; absence not conclusively proven from retrieved sources.

cross_links: new-jersey, surplus-funds, right-of-redemption, third-party-recovery-rules, sheriff-sale, treasurer-sale, quiet-title-after-tax-sale, due-process-notice, 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

changelog:

  • 2026-06-02: Initial research draft. All C0–C10 modules populated from direct fetches of official Gloucester County sources: Sheriff “About Sheriff’s Sales” page (biweekly Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Ceremonial Courtroom #201, 20% minimum deposit, bidder registration to lcole@ by noon Tuesday prior, The Sentinel advertising, S4654 March 2026 change, 10-day redemption), Sheriff’s Office page (Carmel M. Morina, 70 Hunter Street, 856-384-4600), Search page (CivilView countyId=19), County Clerk (James N. Hogan, 1 North Broad Street, 856-853-3237, e-recording, records to 1686), Land Records (uslandrecords.com portal, fee schedule, property fraud alert), Board of Taxation & County Assessor (Craig Black, county-wide assessment since April 1 2013, Clayton assessment office), Find Your Tax Collector (24 municipalities), GIS (ArcGIS portal), Search Tax Records (taxrecords-nj.com district 0801), West Deptford (Oct. 2025 online sale via newjerseytaxsale.com), Washington Township (Dec. 2026 sale), plus NJ Courts Trust Fund and DLGS/P.L. 2024 c.39 state context. 8 needs_verification items remain (population figure, Internet auction status, vendor name, registration deposit, claim form, quiet-title timeline/cost, local title insurers, land bank).

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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