Burlington County Foreclosure Resources

It requires a 30-day notice of intent to foreclose, lets you cure up to the date of judgment, mandates consideration of loss mitigation, offers mandatory mediation for owner-occupants, and limits deficiency to fair market value.

The Burlington County Sheriff conducts the court-ordered sale as a public auction, with Mount Holly as the county seat where court-supervised foreclosure matters are heard.

Yes — New Jersey's Foreclosure Mediation Program is mandatory for owner-occupied properties and administered by the Superior Court. It can bring both parties to a settlement.

New Jersey gives a 10-day right to object to the sale, which functions as a limited post-sale review. Acting before the sale — curing or negotiating — is the stronger path.

South Jersey Legal Services and LSNJ provide free help to qualifying residents. Start with a HUD-approved housing counselor immediately.

Not the procedure — New Jersey forecloses judicially statewide, so every Burlington County case runs through the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division in Mount Holly under the same Fair Foreclosure Act rules as the rest of the state. What the county's size does change is the mix of cases: Burlington is the largest county in New Jersey by land area, stretching from dense older river towns along the Delaware to the Pinelands and the fast-growing Route 70 and Route 73 corridors. Most of it is owner-occupied suburban housing, which means the mandatory mediation program for owner-occupants and the right to cure up to the date of judgment are the two protections most Burlington County homeowners will actually use.