The New Jersey Land Title Association is an advocacy group advancing the common interest of all those engaged in the field of evidencing title to real property and protecting the public interest in the maintenance and integrity of the recording system. The Association consists of Title Insurance Underwriters, a Title Agency Section, Affiliate Members, and Honorary Members. The association recognizes and supports The American Land Title Association and the New Jersey Land Title Institute.
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STOP PROPOSED MUNICIPAL HOUSING TAX
The NJLTA has joined forces with the New Jersey Association of Realtors and the New Jersey Builders Association to oppose legislation A3387, S2080, A3190, S2643, A3341) which would allow municipalities to charge a local housing sales tax to be collected with the realty transfer tax upon recordation of the deed.
You can voice your opinion to the legislation by clicking here to send a letter to the Legislation leadership (Senator Codey and Assemblyman Roberts) urging them to oppose these proposed Bills.
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NJLTA ADOPTS ALTA's "PRINCIPALS OF FAIR CONDUCT"
NJLTA has adopted ALTA's "Principals of Fair Conduct." Click here to read.
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CALLING ALL NJLTA AGENCY SECTION MEMBERS!
YOUR ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOU!
The NJLTA Recording Practices Committee has undertaken a project designed to track recording (indexing and imaging) statistics throughout the State. For this project to be successful and provide useful information, we require data on actual transactions with confirmable delivery dates which we can track. Click here to read more.
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SCHOLARSHIP
WINNER of this years John R. Weigel Scholarship award is Michael Ham. Congratulations to Michael for his outstanding academic accomplishments and contributions to the community.
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Dues REMINDER
Please make a note that invoices for dues were sent to all agents. Any
agent who has not remitted their dues payment is reminded to do so immediately
or they will be terminated as members of the agency section and will
not be eligible to receive the benefits member agencies receive.
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Special Notification: Assembly Bill 2506 passed both houses of the legislature and was signed into law on July 1, by the Governor. Section 48 of PL2002, c34 provides for Notary Fees. Under the new legislation which is effective 7/1/02, the fee for acknowledging for a grantor is $15. The fee for all acknowledgments for a mortgage closing is $25.00. Agents should consult their underwriters for further details. For additional information on the legislation, visit http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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September 17, 2008
Woodbridge Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Sheraton)
Agency Section
October 16, 2008
Holiday Inn, East Windsor
ALTA 2008 Annual Convention
October 15-18
Koloa, Hawaii
NJLTA 2009 Annual Convention
May 31 - June 3
Williamsburg, VA
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732 683 9660
Fax
732 462 3340
Address
New Jersey Land
Title Association
Monmouth Executive Center
100 Willowbrook Rd
Building 1
Freehold, NJ
07728
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