{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8a-21","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 46:8A-21","heading":"Priority of liens","body":"Upon the sale or conveyance of an apartment, all unpaid assessments against  a co-owner for his pro rata share in the expenses to which section 18 refers  shall first be paid out of the sales price or by the acquirer in preference  over any other assessments or charges of whatever nature except the following:\n(a) Assessments, liens, and charges for taxes past due and unpaid on the apartment;  and\n(b) Payments due under mortgage instruments of encumbrance duly recorded.\nL.1963, c. 168, s. 21.","path":["TITLE 46 PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"22a0e8b12dd58cf444b501242ccc5018486c6972a5c05264dab93e8ef359a540","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8a-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-46-8a-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}