New Jersey § 20:3-23 Withdrawal of funds

New Jersey Statutes

§ 20:3-23 — Withdrawal of funds

New Jersey § 20:3-23

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 20:3-23 (2026).

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Upon application of any condemnee, or any other party in interest, and on notice to all parties to the action, including the condemnor, the court may direct that the estimated compensation on deposit, or any part thereof, be paid to the person or persons entitled thereto, on account of the compensation to which they may be entitled in the action; provided, that if the award or judgment fixing such compensation be less than the amount paid pursuant hereto, the person to whom such payment has been made shall repay the same, together with interest at a rate to be fixed by the court from the date of payment to such person, and the court, after hearing in a summary manner, may enter judgment therefor; and provided, further, that if the award or judgment fixing such compensation be more than the

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Upon application of any condemnee, or any other party in interest, and on notice to all parties to the action, including the condemnor, the court may direct that the estimated compensation on deposit, or any part thereof, be paid to the person or persons entitled thereto, on account of the compensation to which they may be entitled in the action; provided, that if the award or judgment fixing such compensation be less than the amount paid pursuant hereto, the person to whom such payment has been made shall repay the same, together with interest at a rate to be fixed by the court from the date of payment to such person, and the court, after hearing in a summary manner, may enter judgment therefor; and provided, further, that if the award or judgment fixing such compensation be more than the amount deposited, condemnor shall pay the excess to the condemnee entitled thereto, with interest at a rate to be fixed by the court from the date of the deposit, and the court, after hearing in a summary manner, may enter judgment therefor against the condemnor. The court, upon notice to all parties, shall enter appropriate orders distributing any balances on deposit. L.1971, c. 361, s. 23.