New Jersey motivated seller leads, county by county
6 counties, each with its own lists, its own test and its own capped seats. Pick yours.
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 foreclosure in New Jersey is judicial. LeadCounty covers 6 New Jersey counties and 1,291,224 properties, refreshed weekly from each county's own offices.
Every New Jersey county with its counts
| County | Properties | Tax delinquent | Inheritance deeds | In foreclosure | Absentee owners | Seats | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 285,070 | 634 | 4,734 | 101 | 47,066 | Seats open | 2.0x |
| Monmouth County | 259,441 | 8,018 | – | 1,092 | 50,244 | Seats open | 2.3x |
| Middlesex County (New Brunswick) | 252,093 | 2,145 | – | 138 | 45,764 | Seats open | 2.2x |
| Essex County (Newark) | 190,100 | 7,197 | – | 219 | 56,937 | Seats open | 2.6x |
| Hudson County (Jersey City) | 154,319 | 648 | 1,333 | 599 | 49,213 | Seats open | 2.3x |
| Union County (Elizabeth) | 150,201 | 2,076 | – | 498 | 33,056 | Seats open | 1.9x |
LeadCounty covers 6 counties in New Jersey with 1,291,224 properties. The largest is Bergen County with 285,070.
20,718 properties are behind on tax across the state, most of them in Monmouth County (8,018); 6,067 last changed hands with an inheritance deed, led by Bergen County (4,734); 282,280 have an absentee owner.
6 of the 6 New Jersey counties still have open seats; each county is capped so the same owners are not mailed by everyone.
How tax sales, foreclosures and disclosures work in New Jersey
| Tax-sale type | Redemption period | Mortgage foreclosure | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax sale certificates | 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. | Judicial | N.J.S.A. 54:5-1 and following (Tax Sale Law) |
How to get a tax delinquent list in New Jersey · Compare all 28 states
- Unpaid property tax
- Tax sale certificates. Each town sells tax sale certificates at a yearly auction; bidders bid the interest rate down from 18% and then bid premiums.
- Redemption period
- 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 foreclosure
- Judicial. Foreclosures go through the Superior Court (Chancery Division) and end with a sheriff's sale.
- Seller disclosure
- There is no single statutory form, but a seller's property condition disclosure is standard and known latent defects must be disclosed (Weintraub v. Krobatsch).
General information from public statutes and agency guidance, reviewed regularly, not legal advice. Rules change and counties differ; confirm with a local real-estate attorney or title company.
What the New Jersey rules mean for your lists
New Jersey sells the unpaid tax, not the house, so a tax-delinquent owner usually keeps the property through the redemption period. That makes the delinquent list a long-running list: owners stay reachable for months or years, and the earlier you write, the more choices they still have.
Mortgage foreclosures in New Jersey go through the courts, which takes months. Owners with a foreclosure case can be reached long before a sale date, and a sale before the auction can protect their credit and equity.
New Jersey does not impose one statewide disclosure form on every seller, but hiding known defects is never allowed; when you resell, describe the property honestly in writing.
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How do tax sales 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.
Is New Jersey a judicial foreclosure state?
Judicial. Foreclosures go through the Superior Court (Chancery Division) and end with a sheriff's sale.
What must home sellers disclose in New Jersey?
There is no single statutory form, but a seller's property condition disclosure is standard and known latent defects must be disclosed (Weintraub v. Krobatsch).
Where the New Jersey data comes from
Each county's appraiser or auditor (owners, values, sales), treasurer or tax collector (bills, payments, delinquency), recorder or clerk (deeds, foreclosure and probate filings where public) and city code enforcement. Each county page lists its offices; see how we collect the records.
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