The NJ Surrogate's Offices are closed.  NOTHING AVAILABLE.

Your title clients should know this and they should be issuing the newly required COVID19 Language, requirements and exceptions.

I underwrite in NJ.  My searches put a list of what is not available in a cover letter on their searches.

"The Following is currently unavailable due to the County and State Office closures for the following:

Surrogates Office
NJ Inheritance Tax Waivers
Construction Liens

Our internal records have the following available:

Tax Maps on file in our office
__________ searches through (date) etc.

As the Surrogate's issue, our requirements are that the buyer/seller/mortgage applicant provide ALL necessary documentation for when an estate was probated or administered.

If it is a new estate(death) we require a copy of the death cert.  If nothing has been probated yet, then the Commitment cannot be issued.  Period - straight from the Title Underwriters.

After all the filing of the probate completes the legal transfer from the estate to the beneficiary.  Without it, the property is still held in the Estate. 

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