{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-5-53","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 54:5-53","heading":"Lapse of time not to bar proceedings to enforce lien","body":"The lapse of time shall not bar a proceeding to enforce a municipal lien, but where an interested person claims the lien has been paid and satisfied, the  lapse of twenty years shall afford a presumption of payment, which may be rebutted by proof to the contrary.","path":["TITLE 54 TAXATION"],"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":"4e7f27d4b198a21c03eeceb9f88f8b843f17f56292793d4fd7377e293c43b837","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-5-52.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-5-53.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}