46:15-1.1 - Prerequisites to recordation
46:15-1.1. Prerequisites to recordation
46:15-1.1. Prerequisites to recordation. a. Any instrument affecting title to or interest in real estate or containing any agreement in relation to real estate in this State shall be recorded on presentation to the recording officer of any county in which all or part of the real estate is located, if it appears that:
(1) the instrument is in English or accompanied by a translation into English;
(2) the instrument bears a signature;
(3) the instrument is acknowledged or proved in the manner provided by this title;
(4) the names appear typed, printed or stamped beneath the signatures of any parties to the instrument and the officer before whom it was acknowledged or proved;
(5) any required recordation fee is paid; and
(6) if the instrument is a deed conveying real property, (a) it fulfills the requirements of P.L.1968, c.49, s.2 (C.46:15-6), (b) it includes the name and signature of its preparer on its first page and (c) it includes a reference to the lot and block number of the property conveyed as designated on the tax map of the municipality at the time of the conveyance or the account number of the property. If the property has been subdivided, the reference shall be preceded by the words "part of." If no lot and block or account number has been assigned to the property, the deed shall state that fact.
b. An instrument, to be entitled to recordation, whether made by an individual or by a corporation or other entity, is not required to be executed under seal, or to contain words referring to execution under seal.
L.1991,c.308,s.2.