PROPERTY OWNER’S
CONSENT AND RELEASE
This consent and release
is executed this _______________ day of __________________(month),
20 ________, by _____________________ hereinafter "Property Owner" in
favor of the State of
WHEREAS, the Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force has been vested with the statutory responsibility of preparing a Brownfields inventory pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10B-23 for certain purposes including facilitating the sale, development and/or redevelopment of properties in the State of New Jersey which constitute Brownfields under that statute; and
WHEREAS, the Property Owner is the sole owner of and holds legal title to a
particular property located at
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which may constitute a Brownfields, if the State approves it as such, within the meaning of that term as utilized in the statute; and
WHEREAS, the Property Owner recognizes and acknowledges that there may be benefits of having the property, to which this consent and release pertains, included in the Brownfields inventory which has been made available to the public by the Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the Property Owner hereby grants express authorization to the Task Force to include the property in its Brownfields inventory and therefore releases any claims by the Property Owner against the State of New Jersey with regard to the inclusion of the property in the Brownfields inventory and any related activities undertaken by the Task Force with respect thereto;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of any benefits received by the Property Owner in having the
property to which this consent and release pertains included in the Brownfields
inventory, the Property Owner hereby consents to inclusion of the property in
the Brownfields inventory, if the Task Force desires to include it, and to the
Task Force taking such actions as it deems to be reasonably necessary to market
the property, where appropriate, consistent with statutory mandates. The
property owner hereby releases the State of
This authorization to publish property as a brownfields, should the State
decide to do so, in no fashion imposes or results in the imposition of any
liability for the Property Owner(s) in addition to any liability that may
already exist by operation of existing laws. By extending this authorization to
the Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force, the Property Owner(s) executing the
Consent form makes no admission of any liability or fault, nor does Property
Owner(s) make any admission as to the condition of the subject property. By
Owner(s) executing this Consent form, and by the Task Force accepting it, it is
agreed that neither the Task Force nor Property Owner(s) will institute claims
against each other solely due to this authorization for publication of the
property on SiteMart."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Property Owner has executed this release on the date first written.
Dated:__________________ (Signature)_____________________
Witness:__________________ ______________________
Date: __________________ Print
Name of Owner
(INSERT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)
Please mail original to:
Gerry Scharfenberger, Director
New Jersey Department of State
Office for Planning Advocacy
225 West State Street