New Jersey § 46:15-17

§ 46:15-17.

A restrictive covenant prohibited by section 4 of P.L.1945, c. 169 ( C.10:5-4 ) or subsection g. of section 11 of P.L.1945, c. 169 ( C.10:5-12 ) may be released by the owner of the real property subject to the restrictive covenant

by recording a “Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants.” The real property owner may record such a certificate prior to recordation of a deed

conveying real property to a purchaser, or when a real property owner discovers that

such a prohibited covenant exists and chooses to affirmatively release it. The form of the certificate shall be promulgated by the Department of Community

Affairs and shall be available at the county office, or on the Internet website, of

the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate to the county

in which the real property is located, and shall also be available on the Internet

website of the Department of Community Affairs. There shall be no filing fee, or any other fee, charged to the owner of a real property

for the filing of this certificate. The certificate promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs shall conform substantially

to the following “Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants” format: CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED COVENANTS County of Record: _______________ Date of Deed Containing Prohibited Covenant: _______________ Deed Book: ________ Page: _______________ Name(s) of Grantor(s): _______________ Name(s) of Current Owner(s): _______________ Real Property Description: ____________________ Brief Description of Prohibited Covenant: _______________ The covenant contained in the above-mentioned deed is released from the above-described

real property to the extent that it contains terms purporting to restrict the ownership

or use of the property as prohibited in section 4 of P.L.1945, c. 169 ( C.10:5-4 ). The undersigned is/are the legal owners of the property described herein. Given under my/our hand(s) this ______ day of ____________, 20___. ____________________ ____________________ (Current Owners) State of New Jersey County of __________ Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me this _____ day of ____________, 20___. ____________________ Notary Public Notary Registration Number: __________ My Commission Expires: _______________