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210(C. -83), any property that has not been legally occupied for a period of six months and which meets any one of the following additional criteria may be deemed to be abandoned property upon a determination by the public officer that: a.

As is apparent from the types of abandonment under New Jersey law, proof of abandonment is proof of fault in divorce. Proving abandonment requires evidence that at least one year passed before filing for divorce in which the deserting spouse has not lived in the marital home.

Does the State ever seize or take ownership of property that goes unclaimed? No, after property is escheated to the State the reported property owner never relinquishes ownership. If property is not claimed it remains in the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund in perpetuity or until a valid claim is submitted and processed.

In New Jersey, a law called the Abandoned Tenant Property Statute requires landlords to give written notice to former tenants if the landlord wants to dispose of property left by the tenants after they have moved out. The notice must state that the landlord considers the property left behind abandoned.

The notice must state: The landlord considers the property left behind to be abandoned. The property must be removed within 30 days after delivery of the notice, or within 33 days after the date of mailing,whichever comes first.

Property is abandoned in ance with New Jersey law (i.e. State v. Johnson) where the owner knowingly and voluntarily relinquishes any possessory or ownership interest in the item and there is no other apparent or known owners of the property.

When is Property Considered Abandoned? New Jersey property is generally presumed abandoned if it has remained unclaimed by the owner, or if there has been no activity other than automatic activity (interest posting on a bank account is considered automatic activity) for more than three years.

After providing the tenant with notice of his or her right to claim any belongings, the landlord must not discard the belongings until after the 30 day notice period has lapsed.