40A:12A-80 Authority of land bank entity to hold properties in trust; disposition of tax liens.

7. a. For purposes of this section, a municipality, through the land banking agreement itself, or through the adoption of a separate ordinance, may authorize the land bank entity to hold in trust on behalf of the municipality any property or properties held by the municipality and not being used for any public purpose, whether or not the property is located in an area designated as a redevelopment area or an area in need of rehabilitation, without public bidding and at such prices and upon such terms as the municipality deems reasonable in accordance with parameters that may be established in the land banking agreement. A trust agreement with the land bank entity shall be conditioned on the municipality's ability to regain control of the properties pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2019, c.159 (C.40A:12A-87).

b. Through the land banking agreement itself, or through the adoption of a separate ordinance, a municipality may assign any tax liens or other liens to the land bank entity, subject to the provisions of R.S.54:5-112 and R.S.54:5-113, except that the liens may be assigned with or without consideration and at such prices and upon such terms as the municipality deems reasonable. If an ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection permits the land bank entity to retain a portion of the interest payments on one or more tax liens, or the proceeds from one or more sheriff's sales or short sales, or both, then the municipality shall retain the authority to, at any time, by ordinance, restrict the amount of one or both of these funding sources that may be retained by the land bank entity following the date of adoption of the ordinance. The terms of a tax lien assignment pursuant to this subsection shall remain intact, without restriction by a subsequent ordinance, for no less than one year.

L.2019, c.159, s.7.