Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

Re: Lien

A motion can be filed with the court if you have proof the judgment was satisfied.

Re: Lien

You would need to go to court with proof the lien has been satisfied. A judicial determination could be filed with the land records essentially in place of the release of lien.

Also, does the original lien holder have a successor in interest? There may be records of the satisfaction of the lien.

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Re: Lien

Did the bank go out of business (like Howard Savings) or was it merged into another bank. If the former, you can bring a suit to clear the lien, with proof of payment. If the latter, you can contact the Department of Banking and Insurance to see who the surviving bank was in the merger (some mergers have gone through several changes, but they can tell you who is the current bank). Contact them, verify the payment and they should issue a satisfaction.