City of Camden, NJ
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2023-11-16
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 753 Taxation
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Article VI Lien Review, Reduction and Sale of Tax Sale Certificates
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 14 Affirmative Action
- Ch 19 Ambulance Services
- Ch 26 Boards, Committees, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 33 Contracts
- Ch 38 Court, Municipal
- Ch 44 Defense of Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Empowerment Zone Corporation
- Ch 59 Fire Department
- Ch 63 Flag; Coat of Arms; Colors
- Ch 74 Living Wage
- Ch 80 Meetings
- Ch 85 Municipal Insurance Fund
- Ch 89 Municipal Property
- Ch 97 Parking Enforcement Officers
- Ch 103 Personnel Policies
- Ch 110 Police Department
- Ch 118 Project Labor Agreements
- Ch 120 Purchasing Policy
- Ch 122 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 128 Seal, Official
- Ch 136 Training Requirements
- Ch 141 Urban Enterprise Zones
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 160 Adopt a Park Program
- Ch 164 Adopt-A-Street and -Lot Program
- Ch 169 Advertising Materials
- Ch 177 Alarm Systems
- Ch 181 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 188 Animals
- Ch 193 Arcades and Amusement Devices
- Ch 198 Asbestos Removal
- Ch 204 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 209 Autocabs
- Ch 217 Billiard and Pool Rooms
- Ch 225 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 232 Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 240 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 246 Cannabis
- Ch 248 Carousels and Merry-Go-Rounds
- Ch 253 Cemeteries
- Ch 264 Circuses and Exhibitions
- Ch 270 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 277 Criminal History Background Check
- Ch 282 Curfew
- Ch 283 Anti-Bullying
- Ch 286 Dances and Dance Halls
- Ch 291 Development Plans
- Ch 303 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 309 Dumpsters
- Ch 314 Elevators
- Ch 320 Emergencies
- Ch 323 Employee Residency Reports
- Ch 325 Entertainers, Models and Dancers
- Ch 329 Entertainment, Places of Public
- Ch 340 Fees and Costs
- Ch 348 Filming
- Ch 352 Firearms
- Ch 357 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 363 Fire Prevention and Protection and Emergency Services Mitigation
- Ch 369 Fireworks
- Ch 374 Flags
- Ch 378 Flea Markets
- Ch 383 Florists
- Ch 390 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 394 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 400 Food Service Entities
- Ch 410 Games of Chance
- Ch 416 Gasoline and Vehicle Repair Stations
- Ch 420 Gasoline Tanks, Abandonment of
- Ch 428 Graffiti
- Ch 434 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 439 Health Clubs
- Ch 445 Horse-Drawn and Animal-Drawn Vehicles
- Ch 450 Housing Standards
- Ch 456 Ice Dealers and Vending Machines
- Ch 461 Improvement Districts
- Ch 467 Junkyards
- Ch 478 Laundries, Self-Service
- Ch 485 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 492 Map, Drawings and Other Documents, Electronic Submission of
- Ch 496 Massage Parlors
- Ch 500 Mercantile Businesses
- Ch 507 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 508 Commercial and Other Large Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 512 Motels and Hotels
- Ch 518 Noise
- Ch 523 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 534 Parades
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Parking Lots, Commercial
- Ch 550 Parking Permit Program, Residential
- Ch 556 Parking, Resident Handicapped On-Street
- Ch 562 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 567 Pay Telephones, Outdoor
- Ch 573 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 578 Peddlers and Vending Units
- Ch 582 Pedicabs
- Ch 587 Photographers, Street
- Ch 594 Picketing
- Ch 600 Poles, Wires and Underground Conduits
- Ch 601 Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 608 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 615 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 620 Property Maintenance
- Ch 627 Public Utilities
- Ch 635 Real Estate Transactions
- Ch 644 Rental Property
- Ch 650 Rent Control
- Ch 656 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 661 Sales, Special
- Ch 667 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 675 Sewers
- Ch 679 (Reserved)
- Ch 684 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 688 Signs
- Ch 700 Snow, Ice and Debris Removal
- Ch 705 Soft Drinks, Wholesale
- Ch 711 Solid Waste
- Ch 716 Special Events
- Ch 722 Storage Facilities
- Ch 725 Stormwater Control and Management
- Ch 729 Street Closings
- Ch 735 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 739 Sustainability Requirements
- Ch 742 Swimming Pools
- Ch 747 Tattooing and Tattooists
- Ch 753 Taxation
- Ch 753 Art VI Lien Review, Reduction and Sale of Tax Sale Certificates
- § 753-27 Establishment of Lien Review Committee.
- § 753-28 Membership.
- § 753-29 Duties.
- Ch 758 Taxicabs
- Ch 766 Theaters
- Ch 771 Tires, Used
- Ch 776 Tobacco
- Ch 780 Toilet Facilities, Portable
- Ch 785 Towing Services
- Ch 791 Transient Merchants
- Ch 796 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 803 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 808 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 815 Vehicles, Immobilization and Impoundment of
- Ch 822 Vehicles, Sale of
- Ch 827 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 840 Water
- Ch 847 Weapons-Free Zones
- Ch 852 Weights and Measures
- Ch 870 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A900 Cable Television and Communications Franchise Agreements
- Ch A910 Historic Districts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. MC-4755]
There is hereby established Municipal Lien Review Committee,
hereinafter referred to as the "Review Committee."
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. MC-5119; 9-14-2021 by Ord. No. MC-5356]
A.
The Tax Collector shall serve as the Chair of the Review Committee.
B.
The Review Committee shall be comprised of an Assistant City Attorney
from the City Attorney's Office, the Tax Collector, the Real Estate
Officer for the City of Camden and any such other persons as the Chair
shall determine necessary.
A.
Lien reduction to current fair market value of property.
(1)
The Review Committee shall review all applications for reductions
of liens and their supporting documentation.
(2)
The Review Committee shall determine, based on the content of the
application, the persuasiveness of the appraisal and such other pertinent
information gathered by the Review Committee, whether the applicant
has proven that the lien redemption amount exceeds the current fair
market value of the property and make its recommendation to the Director
of Finance. The Director of Finance shall have the ultimate authority
to determine which applications to present to City Council.
(3)
The Review Committee shall design the lien reduction applications.
Applications shall be available in the Tax Office.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. MC-5119]
(4)
All lien reduction applications shall be accompanied by a written
appraisal report prepared by a New Jersey-licensed appraiser. If a
lien reduction is being sought for a residential property, the appraiser
shall demonstrate that they have experience appraising Camden residential
properties. If a lien reduction is sought for a commercial or industrial
property, the appraiser must demonstrate their qualifications to appraise
commercial or industrial properties and demonstrate experience in
appraising commercial or industrial properties.
(5)
The Review Committee will only entertain lien reduction applications
made by the property owner unless the applicant supplies the property
owner's written and notarized consent.
(6)
The Review Committee will only entertain lien reduction applications
to reduce the amount to redeem to the current fair market value of
the property. The Review Committee will not approve any applications
for reduction of interest and penalties only.
B.
Tax sale certificates sold for less than total amount due.
(1)
All requests for the assignment of tax liens shall be forwarded to
the Tax Collector.
(2)
At least once annually, or at such regular interval as may otherwise
be recommended by the Review Committee to the Director of Finance,
the Tax Collector shall review the inventory of City-held tax sale
certificates and determine which if any tax sale certificates should
be offered for sale for less than the amount due pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:5-114.2.
(3)
The Tax Collector shall generate a list of those tax sale certificates
that she/he recommends be offered for sale at less than the amount
due pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-114.2. This list shall be reviewed by
the Business, Growth and Development Committee to make sure that sale
of these liens will not interfere with current redevelopment efforts
in the City.
(4)
The Review Committee will establish the minimum bid for each tax
sale certificate.
(5)
The Review Committee will review the bids that are submitted and
make recommendations to City Council as to which bids should be accepted.
In making its determination the Review Committee may consider the
bidder's proposed use of the underlying property, and the experience
and financial capability of the bidder to redevelop the property.
