Union County (Elizabeth), NJ: motivated seller leads, with the reason on every owner

LeadCounty reads 10 official record sources for all 150,201 properties here, refreshed weekly. The biggest seller lists are tired landlord (6,780), tax delinquent (2,076) and estate / heirs owner (499).

National files go to anyone who pays. We cap this county at 10 investors, so the owners you find here are not on a stack of other desks. Stack the lists below and mail the top of the pile.

1.9×in Union County, the top-scored tenth sold this many times as often as average

In a test on real sales, 5.3% of the top-scored tenth sold within 12 months, against 2.8% of all properties.

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2,076Tax delinquentOwner has not paid the property tax 33,056Absentee ownerOwner lives at a different address 4,668Out-of-state ownerOwner lives in another state 24,006Owned 15+ yearsSame owner for 15 years or more

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498In foreclosureLender has started foreclosure 499Estate / heirs ownerOwned by an estate or heirs 6,780Tired landlordLandlord who owns rentals and may be ready to stop 10Likely vacant (model)Our model thinks nobody lives there14,471High equity (est.)Likely owes little on the house3,933Portfolio owner (5+)Owner holds five or more properties16,720LLC / corporate ownerOwned by a company, not a person 2,798Vacant landEmpty lot with no building 96,873SoldRecent sales, for pricing5,757 in 12 months

2,076 owners are behind on tax here today. See who, and why.

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What's in Union County, and what isn't

In Union County we hold tax delinquent, in foreclosure, estate / heirs owner, absentee owner, out-of-state owner and tired landlord. Every owner you do see has the reason next to the name.

Union County this week

New records against the usual week

Recorded in the latest full week of Union County's deed file, compared with the four weeks before.
List	Latest week	4-week average	Change
Sold	54	88	-39% down

Where they are

Top ZIP codes in Union County

Most tax-delinquent properties

07205 Hillside816 delinquent
07036 Linden378 delinquent
07065 Rahway233 delinquent
07206 Elizabeth91 delinquent
07202 Elizabeth88 delinquent

Good first stacks

Owners with more than one reason to sell

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once. These are the stacks investors start with in Union County, with live counts.

35owners nowTax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15+ yearsOwners behind on tax who do not live in the house and have held it a long time: usually equity and little attachment.
188owners nowPortfolio owner (5+) + owned 15+ yearsLong-time landlords with several properties: one conversation can cover more than one house.
72owners nowIn foreclosure or sheriff sale + high equityOwners with a deadline who still have equity to protect by selling on their own terms.
10owners nowLikely vacant + absentee ownerProbably empty houses whose owner lives somewhere else: every month costs them tax and upkeep.

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Perfect Storm stacks

Named stacks of signals in Union County

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once, all true for the same property. The number is how many properties in Union County match every one today.

12Landlord radar. Owners of three or more properties in Union County where at least two show a problem today: tax late, an open city code case or an eviction. One alert for the owner, all their houses together.

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Top scores this week

Three Union County properties our score ranks highest

Three of this week's highest-scoring Union County properties
Street and city	Score (1 to 10)	Why it may sell
Marion StUnion	10of 10	In foreclosure (county record)Last transfer was $0 (family / trust)
W Grand StElizabeth	10of 10	In foreclosure (county record)Busy area: 26% of nearby homes sold in 3 years
Morris StRoselle	10of 10	In foreclosure (county record)Owned 20 years

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••• Maple Ave (house number hidden in Explore)Anytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

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Tax owed: $4,812

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1482 Maple AveAnytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

Owner: Pat Example
Mailing address: PO Box 118, Sample City
Tax owed: $4,812

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What the Union County records say

Union County has 150,201 properties on file. 2,076 of them (1.4%) are behind on property tax. 33,056 (22%) belong to an owner who gets the tax bill at another address, 4,668 of them in another state.

In the latest full week of the county's deed file, it recorded 54 sales (average 88). 498 properties have an open foreclosure case.

Unpaid tax is most concentrated in ZIP 07205 (Hillside) with 816 delinquent properties, followed by 07036 (Linden) and 07065 (Rahway).

Stacking lists narrows the county to owners with more than one reason to sell. "Tax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15+ years" gives 35 owners right now: small enough to mail every month.

Union County on file: tax history 2020–2026, sales and transfers 1998–2026, 314 columns with data; tax liens, foreclosure filings and building permits included. The records come from NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury, Union County Clerk, Union County towns and NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, collected every week.

Sources

Where the Union County data comes from

Collected from 10 official government offices, live and refreshed weekly.

NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasuryowners, values and building facts
Union County Clerkowners, values and building facts, tax bills, payments and delinquency
Union County townsowners, values and building facts
NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Servicesowners, values and building facts
City of Rahway tax collectortax bills, payments and delinquency
Each town's tax collectortax bills, payments and delinquency, deeds and sales
NJ Division of Taxation, Property Administrationdeeds and sales
Union County Sheriff's Officedeeds and sales, foreclosure and sheriff-sale records
Union County Board of Taxationdeeds and sales
NJ Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standardsbuilding permits

Union County on file: tax history 2020–2026, sales and transfers 1998–2026, 314 columns with data; tax liens, foreclosure filings and building permits included.

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New Jersey rules

How unpaid tax and foreclosure work in New Jersey

Each town sells tax sale certificates at a yearly auction; bidders bid the interest rate down from 18% and then bid premiums. A private certificate holder can sue to foreclose the right of redemption 2 years after the sale (6 months for a town-held certificate); 2024 changes protect the owner's surplus equity.

Mortgage foreclosures: judicial. Foreclosures go through the Superior Court (Chancery Division) and end with a sheriff's sale.

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Union County questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in Union County, NJ?

2,076 properties on the latest county file, from the Union County Clerk's tax records. The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the Union County data come from?

From official public records: NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury, Union County Clerk, Union County towns, NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and City of Rahway tax collector. We collect them every week, match them to each parcel and score every property.

How many investors can use Union County data?

At most 10 investors per county, so fewer people mail the same owners. Seats are open in Union County today.

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Does Union County publish foreclosure filings?

Yes: 498 properties have an open foreclosure case on the latest county file.

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