N.J. Stat. § 45:22A-2

Current through L. 2024, c. 62.

Section 45:22A-2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this act, the term:

(a) "Retirement subdivision" or "subdivision" means any land which is divided or proposed to be divided into 10 or more lots, whether contiguous or not, for the purpose of sale or lease as part of a common promotional plan where such subdivision is advertised or represented as a retirement subdivision or as a subdivision primarily for retirees or elderly persons, or where there is a minimum age limit tending to attract persons who are nearing retirement age;

(b) "Retirement community" or "community" means any complex or proposed complex of more than 10 units, whether contained in one or more buildings or whether constructed on separate lots, offered for sale or lease as part of a common promotional plan where such community is advertised or represented as a retirement community or as a community primarily for retirees or elderly persons, or where there is a minimum age limit tending to attract persons who are nearing retirement age;

(c) "Unit" means any apartment or structure intended primarily as a residence and consisting of one or more rooms occupying all or part of a floor or floors in a building of one or more floors or stories, including a single residence dwelling and a share or membership interest of a cooperative housing corporation or association which entitles the holder thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment or other structure owned or leased by said corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a dwelling constructed or to be constructed by said corporation or association;

(d) "Common promotional plan" includes an offer for sale or lease of lots or units in a subdivision or community by a single developer, or a group of developers acting in concert where such lots or units are contiguous, or are known, designated, or advertised as a common entity or by a common name;

(e) "Person" means an individual, or any unincorporated organization, partnership, association, corporation, trust, or estate;

(f) "Developer" means any person who, directly or indirectly, sells or leases, or offers to sell or lease, or advertises for sale or lease any lots in a retirement subdivision or any units in a retirement community;

(g) "Agent" means any person who represents, or acts for or on behalf of, a developer in selling or leasing, or offering to sell or lease, any lot or lots in a retirement subdivision or any units in a retirement community; but shall not include an attorney-at-law whose representation of another person consists solely of rendering legal services;

(h) "State" means the State of New Jersey;

(i) "Purchaser" means an actual or prospective purchaser or lessee of any lot or unit in a subdivision or community;

(j) "Offer" includes any inducement, solicitation, or attempt to encourage a person to acquire a lot or unit in a subdivision or community;

(k) "Disposition" includes sale, lease, assignment, award by lottery, or any other transaction concerning a subdivision or community.

N.J.S. § 45:22A-2

L.1969, c.215, s.2; amended by L.1975, c.335, s.1, eff. 3/3/1976.