Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

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From your question, it sounds as if you could be in serious danger of losing your property. Was your deed recorded? without that, no one knows that you are the owner.

If the seller doesn't keep up with mortgage payments, the lender will foreclose on the property. Also, if the mortgage was from the seller, the fact that the property has been transferred is probably a violation of the terms of the mortgage, and could trigger rights of the lender under "due-on-sale" provisions. That means the lender could require the entire amount to be repaid immediately.

Assuming that you are the legal owner, and assuming that the first mortgage is still a lien on the property, it is doubtful that a lender would provide you with a mortgage, rehab or otherwise. Most lenders want to have a first mortgage position, so that theirs is the only or primary interest in the property.

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