New Jersey § 18a:20-10

§ 18a:20-10.

Whenever any district has heretofore received a conveyance of lands subject to a recital

or condition in the deed of conveyance, substantially providing that the land and

premises conveyed are intended to be conveyed for the express purpose of building

a public schoolhouse on the same and for the uses and purposes of a public school

for said district, and the lands so conveyed have been held by the district for more

than 30 years, and no public schoolhouse has ever been built or has stood for the

past 20 years thereon, and the board of education of the district shall determine

that the lands are not required for school uses and purposes, the board may sell and

convey the said lands and make, execute and deliver a valid conveyance thereof, free

of any such recital or condition and thereby vest a title in fee simple absolute in

the grantee as fully as though such recital or condition was not contained in the

deed of conveyance to the school district; provided, that no proceeding or action

shall be commenced against said school district for the recovery of said lands or

the enforcement of such recital or condition within a period of one year from the

date of conveyance of said lands by the board.