Adjournments of sale of real estate. Notwithstanding any other law or court rule to the contrary, a sheriff or other officer selling real estate by virtue of an execution may make five adjournments of the sale, two at the request of the lender , two at the request of the debtor, and one if both the lender and debtor agree to an adjournment, and no more, to any time, not exceeding 30 calendar days for each adjournment. However, a court of competent jurisdiction may, for cause, order further adjournments.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:17-36
Adjournments of sale of real estate
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matusow v. Trans-County Title Agency, LLC (2008)
Most recently applied in Matusow v. Trans-County Title Agency, LLC (October 2008)
amended 1995, c.244, s.14; 2019, c.71, s.2.
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