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The Opinions of our Legal Counsel have always been a benefit of
membership to the TCTANJ. Each year, our Counsel publishes his
interpretations of some of the most important legal issues facing our
profession.
Since 1999, Keith
Bonchi has served us in this capacity. As a new service to our members,
we are
now making Mr. Bonchi’s Legal Opinions available via this Web site.
Members: Your Opinions, beginning
this year, will be provided as an insert in The
Criterion.
Simply
download the order form (.pdf) select the
Opinions you wish to purchase, and mail it in per the instructions on
the
form. Each year’s Opinions cost $25 for members. Non-members may
purchase all the Opinions for $150.
Below is a list of the
Opinions available, along with a brief synopsis of each:
- 99-0001 — Private Redemption – Installment
Payments –
Addresses the issue of whether third party lienholders can enter into
private payment plans.
- 99-0002
— Certifications by Tax Collectors – Discusses the format of
certifications to be executed by tax collectors for third party lien
holders.
- 99-0003 — Cancellation of Duplicate Tax Sale
Certificates –
Discusses the proper procedure to issue duplicate tax sale certificates.
- 99-0004 — Effect of Final Judgment Upon Subsequent Tax
Sale Certificates –
Provides guidance to tax collectors not to cancel subsequent tax liens
due to a Final Judgment in Foreclosure.
- 2000-0001 — Chapter 99 of Laws of 1997 – Detailed analysis on the
statutory amendments creating the accelerated tax sale.
- 2001-0001 — Can An Owner Bid For A
Tax Sale Certificate On A Property That It Owns at a Tax Sale? – Addresses the issue of
whether an owner can bid at a tax sale on his own property.
- 2001-0002 — Can A Tax
Collector Issue A Certificate of Redemption For Liens That Are Over
Twenty Years
Old? – Reviews N.J.S.A. 54:5-79 and the statutory
limits
on canceling tax sale certificates over 20 years old.
- 2001-0003 — Rate of Interest
To
Be Paid On Invalid Tax Sale Certificates – Reviews
the effect of a recent published decision on the rate of interest to be
refunded on invalid tax sale certificates.
- 2002-0001— The
Impact of the New Jersey Open Public Records Law Upon Tax Collectors
- 2002-0002 — Are Affidavits
Required
to Cover the $12.00 Fee Under N.J.S.A.54:5-61 as Amended by Chapter 457
of
the Laws of 2001?
- 2002-0003 — Does the Amount of
Money
Paid for an Assignment by the Holder of a Tax Title Affect the Redemption
Sum of the Tax Sale Certificate?
- 2004-0001 Coins as Legal Tender for Payment of Taxes
- 2004-0002 How Should A Tax Collector’s Office Deal with Stop Payment Orders Placed Upon Checks?
- 2004-0003 Can A Municipality allow An Outside Search Company Direct Access to It’s Municipal Records?
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