55:18-8. Expiration of lease; disposition of property
Upon expiration of a lease entered into under authority of this act:
a. If the lessee exercises an option to purchase, the municipality shall be entitled to the fair market value of the property and structure, as determined at the time of execution of the lease, plus interest on such value.
b. If the lessee declines to exercise such option, or to request or accept renewal of the lease on mutually agreeable terms, the property shall revert to the possession of the municipality, which may thereupon negotiate a lease or purchase with another housing corporation or resident first-time homebuyer under applicable terms and conditions authorized by this act.
c. (1) Upon sale of a property by the municipality under subsection b. of this section, any fund accumulated pursuant to section 8 of this act may be applied by the purchaser against the purchase price.
(2) Upon lease of a property by the municipality under subsection b. of this section, any fund accumulated pursuant to section 8 of this act shall be treated as in a renewal of lease by the original lessee, and the new lessee shall succeed to all the rights therein of the original lessee.
L.1983, c. 335, s. 8, eff. Sept. 2, 1983.