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December Judgement List - 2025 - 01/16/2026 This notice is being issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website: https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for December. Corrected judgments are listed after page 1529. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Jeffrey Gallus at jeffrey.gallus@njcourts.gov or call him at 609-815-2922 ext. 54642. December Judgment List - 2025 - 01/16/2026This notice is being issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website: https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for December. Corrected judgments are listed after page 1529. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Jeffrey Gallus at jeffrey.gallus@njcourts.gov or call him at 609-815-2922 ext. 54642. Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect.
Notice sent to: Tax Collectors; Municipal Clerks. New LFN - NJ Land Bank Law - 12/11/2025Local Finance Notice 2025-17 (https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlgs/lfns/2025/2025-17.pdf) explains the New Jersey Land Bank Law (L.2019, c.159). This law provides an additional tool for municipalities to revitalize and reuse neglected and blighted properties for public benefit. This Local Finance Notice reviews various requirements for the creation and operation of a land bank entity, including the underlying agreement between the municipality and the land bank entity along with best practices for how land banks should identify and monitor distressed properties. Municipal Clerks should provide this Notice to their elected officials along with their tax assessor. November Judgment List - 2025 - 12/08/2025Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website: https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for November. Corrected judgments are listed after page 552. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. "If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases." If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Jeffrey Gallus at jeffrey.gallus@njcourts.gov or call him at 609-815-2922 ext. 54642. August Judgment List - 2025 - 09/10/2025This notice is being issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for August 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 611. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect. July Judgment List - 2025 - 08/13/2025 Notice issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for July 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 617. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect June Judgment List & eCourts Access - 07/10/2025The New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for June 2025. There were no corrected judgments issued in June. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself.
If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases.
If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648.
Checking Judgments Online: - You may also access case details via eCourts Tax Platform. - If you do not have an ID and password, you are encouraged to register. - Registration form is attached to the notice, and requests should be sent to PublicAccess.mailbox@njcorts.gov with the subject line "Tax Court Case Jacket Access Requests". - Municipal attorneys must complete the Attorney Registration Form available at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/attorney-registration.
Municipal clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect and Municipal Attorneys. May Judgment Report - 2025 - 06/10/2025Notice issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for May 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 537. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Checking Judgments Online: - You may also access case details via eCourts Tax Platform. - If you do not have an ID and password, you are encouraged to register. - Registration form is attached to the notice, and requests should be sent to PublicAccess.mailbox@njcorts.gov with the subject line "Tax Court Case Jacket Access Requests". - Municipal attorneys must complete the Attorney Registration Form available at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/attorney-registration. Municipal clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect and Municipal Attorneys. April Judgment List & eCourts Access - 05/15/2025Notice issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for April 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 709. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Checking Judgments Online: - You may also access case details via eCourts Tax Platform. - If you do not have an ID and password, you are encouraged to register. - You may register here -Tax Court Case Jacket Access Request Form, and requests should be sent to PublicAccess.mailbox@njcorts.gov with the subject line "Tax Court Case Jacket Access Requests". - Municipal attorneys must complete the Attorney Registration Form available at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/attorney-registration. New LFN - Property Tax Bill Language Update - 03/21/2025New Local Finance Notice 2025-06 (https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlgs/lfns/2025/2025-06.pdf) updates the standard tax bill language regarding State Aid offset of property taxes and the Division of Taxation webpage for property tax relief programs. The Division has simplified and economized the standard language for both topics and updated the website address for the State Aid offset calculator. Local Finance Notice 2025-06 also reminds municipalities of their discretion to display on the tax bill realized savings related to shared services agreements. Please review the Notice in full for additional details. Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect. Tax Collectors, please forward this notice to Tax Collection Software Vendors. March Judgment List - 2025 - 04/11/2025Notice issued on behalf of the State Tax Court. Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for March 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 687. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect. 2024 Delinquent Tax Letter - 04/03/2025Dear Tax Collector:
Attached is a memo regarding the Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) Act that requires you to provide the Division of Taxation with a list of property taxpayers in your district who are delinquent in the payment of their property taxes for the preceding year. (N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.64) THIS LIST MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN June 1, 2025.
If you have any questions regarding the submission of your delinquency list, or have a change of contact information, please contact the Division's Property Tax Reimbursement Program Analyst, Joe Lin, at joe.lin@treas.nj.gov. As in the past, your cooperation and assistance in the administration of the Senior Freeze program is appreciated.
Municipal Clerks, please forward this notice to newly hired Tax Collectors who have not registered for GovConnect. February Judgment Report - 2025 - 03/13/2025Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases.
Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for February 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 593. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. January Judgment Report - 2025 - 02/11/2025Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for January 2025. Corrected judgments are listed after page 890. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. Update - Tax Year 2024 Property Tax Relief Information - 01/30/2025 Dear Tax Collector: Attached to this email is a message from the Division of Taxation about the 2024 property tax relief programs as well as a document containing Frequently Asked Questions. Please call the Division of Taxation at (609) 633-8433 or email nj.propertytaxrelief@treas.nj.gov if you have questions. This phone number and email address are for YOUR EXCLUSIVE USE. Please do not give them to members of the public. Please do not provide the telephone number or email address above to the public. Refer members of the public to the following: - To ask questions or to order an application: Filers of the combined property tax relief application (Form PAS-1) who are 65 or older or who are Social Security Disability recipients can call the Division of Taxation at 1-888-238-1233 for assistance. (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except State holidays). - To check the status of a filed application: 1-888-238-1233. - To listen to information: 1-800-323-4400. - In-person assistance at Taxation Regional Information Centers (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except State holidays): https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/contact-office.shtml - Online information: propertytaxrelief.nj.gov - Taxation email address for property tax relief and general tax questions: nj.taxation@treas.nj.gov For information about specific eligibility requirements, benefit amounts, and payment schedules for each property tax relief program, refer members of the public to the following webpage: propertytaxrelief.nj.gov. December Judgment Report - 2024 - 01/16/2025Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for December 2024. Corrected judgments are listed after page 641. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. November Judgment Report - 2024 - 12/09/2024Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for November 2024. Corrected judgments are listed after page 410. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. ADC-01 Application and Approval of Assessment Debit & Credit - 11/18/2024The most common debit or credit adjustments result from tax appeal judgments. However, there are other local adjustments of which the municipality must affirmatively notify the county tax board, such as a disabled veteran exemption. The Division of Taxation has provided Form ADC-01, Application and Approval of Assessment Debit and Credit, as a standardized means for municipalities to submit these locally-initiated adjustments to county tax boards. When submitting Form ADC-01, the tax collector and assessor must sign off with any accompanying governing body resolution attached. Upon receipt, the county tax board will finalize the calculation and add the amount to any tax appeal debits or credits. Please review the November 12, 2024 Division of Taxation memo, which includes a pdf version of Form ADC-1 and is available on our Tax Collection Resources webpage, for further details. An Excel version of Form ADC-01 is also available. https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlgs/programs/tax_collector_docs/ADC%20memo%202024.pdf https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlgs/programs/tax_collector_docs/ADMIN%20DEBIT-AND-CREDIT-FORM.xls LFN 2024-17 Winter Termination Program - 11/08/2024Section 4 of P.L. 2021, c. 317 establishes a Winter Termination Program in the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) allowing eligible residential customers to avoid service shutoff from November 15 through March 15 for non-payment of water, sewer, or electric service provided by a local unit. Local Finance Notice 2024-17, available at https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlgs/lfns/2024/2024-17.pdf is a stand-alone update of the Winter Termination Program section in Local Finance Notice 2023-09. Links to updated versions of ratepayer notices regarding the program, along with the Self-Certification Form, are provided in the Notice. Please review the entire Notice along with the October 10, 2024 DCA letter concerning the Program. The DCA webpage for the Winter Termination Program is https://nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/wintertermination.shtml October Judgment Report - 2024 - 11/06/2024Please be advised the State Tax Court has updated its website https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. Attached is the New Jersey Tax Court Judgment List for October 2024. Corrected judgments are listed after page 598. Please reach out to your municipal attorney and/or tax assessor for copies of any stipulations that may have been taken into consideration for these judgments, as they will not be listed on the report itself. If you need access to prior reports, they can be found on the State Tax Court's website under "Tax Docket Years" and choose from pick - list "Archived Local Property Tax Judgment List" at https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/tax/docketed-cases. If you have any questions on this procedure, please email Lynn Allsop at Lynn.Allsop@njcourts.gov or call her at 609-815-2922 ext. 54648. For Municipal Clerks, if any Tax Collectors are new and have not registered for GovConnect, please forward this notice to them. |
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Updated: 01/22/2026