By Order dated March 4, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court has relaxed and supplemented the following Rules of Court relating to mortgage foreclosure matters, effective as of that date:
- Rule 1:34-6 – so as (a) to provide that applications for the recommendation by the Office of Foreclosure for entry of the categories of orders specified in Rule 1:34-6 must be pursuant to and consistent with Rule 1:6-2(a) and Rule 4:64-9, and (b) to authorize the Office of Foreclosure to enter orders to correct party names in electronic court records resulting from errors in electronically filed metadata;
- Rule 4:64-1(d)(1)(A) and Rule 4:64-9 – so as (a) to require that the Office of Foreclosure, upon receipt of a specific objection to the calculation of the amount due reflected in the affidavit of amount due accompanying a motion for entry of final judgment, shall refer the matter to a judge in the county of venue for handling and scheduling of further proceedings; and (b) to eliminate the requirement in such instances that the Office of Foreclosure deliver a physical case file to the vicinage judge, since the foreclosure case files exist in electronic form.
The Civil Practice Committee has recommended conforming rule amendments, which the Court will be considering as part of the current rule amendment cycle.
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