New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 5 - COMPENSATION OF CONDEMNEES FOR INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM HARVESTING OF STANDING CROPS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16:5-1.2 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:5-1.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Condemnation" means the taking of private property for a public purpose under the power of eminent domain as prescribed by the Eminent Domain Act of 1971, N.J.S.A. 20:3-1, and the obtaining of title in fee or a lesser interest through a contract of sale or by the filing of a complaint under eminent domain.

"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

"Owner" means the person or entity who holds title of record to the property or easement being condemned.

"Parcel" means the fee or lesser interest for which the Department has made an offer as reflected on a general property parcel map or an entire tract map as prepared by the Department.

"Property" or "real estate" means any interest in real estate including, but not limited to, the underlying fee interest, land, buildings, fixtures, leasehold, riparian rights and easements.

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