Accounts of unpaid properties deemed delinquent

15. Notwithstanding the payment of any property taxes, assessments or municipal charges by the purchaser of the total property tax levy pursuant to subsection c. of section 17 of P.L.1997, c.99 (C.54:5-113.6), the accounts of any unpaid properties shall be deemed delinquent for purposes of the creation, assignment, sale, redemption, or foreclosure of tax lien certificates, or for the purpose of filing a tax appeal with the county tax board or the State tax court.

The municipality shall comply with the notice and redemption provisions relating to the creation of tax certificates as hereinafter provided, except that the municipality shall be required to issue, and the levy purchaser shall be required to accept, the tax lien certificates if the contract for the sale of the total property tax levy provides that tax lien certificates shall be issued as partial consideration for the payment of the total property tax levy purchase in connection with the sale of the total property tax levy. The purchaser of the total property tax levy shall be obligated to accept any and all liens or tax sale certificates related thereto which are included within the total property tax levy as to which the levy purchaser has advanced monies to the municipality. Upon the receipt of a duly issued tax sale certificate any tax lien purchaser shall have the right to purchase subsequent property tax delinquencies relating to those properties upon payment of the full amount of the principal and interest due.

L.1997,c.99,s.15.