Tax Sale Scheduled In Long Valley; Is Your Property On The List?

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Washington Township has announced its annual tax sale for properties that have not paid property taxes, or other prior delinquencies.

The virtual sale will commence via an online auction on Dec. 12 at 8:30 a.m.

More than 30 outstanding debts are listed in the town’s new sale. They range in amount from $170 to $17,385.

The following properties are on the list for the 2023 Washington Township Tax Sale selling 2022 and prior delinquencies (The list was posted in November and is not updated):

• BATEN, JOYCE C & STANLEY, $706.94
• CASSELLS, JUDITH A & JOHN, $642.53
• DEUTSCH FAMILY ASSOCIATES LP, $652.41
• PILLUS, LAURIE, $183.65
• JOSEPH, NATASHA, $535.40
• KHUNIASHVILI, SERGO & NINO GOGADZE, $296.57
• CAPAN, BENJAMIN, $582.93
• TRUONG, QUOC & SUNNY PHUONG NGUYEN, $255.65
• NJRODCAB LLC, $420.53
• NJRODCAB LLC, $198.18
• CANZONE HOLDINGS, LLC, $2,475.88
• ZIMNITSKY, VALENTINE & Z SARKISOVA, $209.81
• DIAZ, STEPHANIE J, $118.66
• ZINK, DONALD M, $170.65
• JEDA NORTH LP %DAVID LICHTERMAN, $179.24
• SUBASIC, DZEVAT & DZEVAHIRE, $5,382.27
• KARAGIANNIS, CHRISOULA & M TSEKOURA, $17,385.60
• DE GRANDE, MATTHEW, $1,220.61
• DICKEY, JEFFREY S & MAUREEN MALONE, $4,263.54
• TEMPLE, RONALD T & PATRICIA E, $8,778.96
• DORAN, KENNETH R & JANICE C, $2,732.88
• BRAZZA, ANTHONY & NICOLE GARRECHT, $658.00
• BRUNT, MARIE S % M TREMBLEY, $7,164.66
• WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB, $7,027.11
• FLOCKTOWN PROPERTIES LLC, $3,265.93
• FLOCKTOWN PROPERTIES LLC, $9,031.04
• CHREPTA, LORI A, $3,291.88
• NIESSING, DENISE F, $14,928.35
• LIVING TRUST OF ALEXANDRA ORTIZ, $7,055.58
• LYNCH, LAWRENCE L & MARIA C ALVAREZ, $2,023.50
• BARBA, DAVID C, $10,657.33
• CARFARO, SALVATORE F JR & ELLEN M, $12,893.96
• STEVENS, SCOTT E, $1,605.03
• CARFARO, FRANK & SHARON E, $716.94
• DESPRADEL, NEL ROQUE, $1,196.94
• ALONSO, NATHAN J % H EPSTEIN, $715.38
• ALONSO, NATHAN J % H EPSTEIN, $8,912.97

To view the list and for bidding information, click here.

What is a tax lien?

According to the auction website, "a tax lien is a document representing unpaid municipal charges, assessments, penalties, advertising costs and fees. If the property owner fails to pay the delinquent municipal charges during a specified period of time, the municipal government can sell what is called a tax lien certificate to investors so that the municipality may recoup the delinquent municipal charges."

If a municipality has delinquent property taxes and/or municipal charges, New Jersey law requires all 566 municipalities to hold at least one tax sale per year. Winning bidders must immediately pay outstanding taxes and interest to municipalities.

Buyers are then given a tax sale certificate, which they can use to foreclose on the property and obtain ownership after the lengthy process. Learn more about tax lien sales in New Jersey here.

As a bidder, what is required of me?

It is the responsibility of the bidder to:

1. Be completely familiar with the pertinent tax certificate sections of the New Jersey Statutes.
2. Research each property thoroughly prior to placing a bid.
3. Conform to all deposit, registration or payment deadlines, if applicable