The Chase Manhattan Bank, a National Association, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Josephson, Sherri…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the 1986 amendment to the Anti‑Eviction Act extends its protections to foreclosing mortgagees, thereby overturning the Court’s prior decision in Guttenberg and applying the Act prospectively. The Court reversed the Appellate Division’s affirmation of the Chancery judgment.