Generally no. The court's free foreclosure mediation program is for residential mortgage foreclosures brought by a lender or mortgage holder on an owner-occupied 1-4 family home, and condo, HOA and tax lien foreclosures are not covered.
A New Jersey condo or homeowners association can record a lien for unpaid assessments and, eventually, foreclose on it, and that case goes through the courts much like a mortgage foreclosure, including a deadline to answer the complaint. What it lacks is the court mediation program. Negotiation is still possible: associations routinely accept payment plans, and many would rather be paid over time than take and sell a unit. An association debt of a few thousand dollars can still put a home with substantial equity at risk, so it deserves the same urgency as a bank foreclosure.
Ask the association or its management company for an itemized ledger, dispute anything wrong in writing, and propose a realistic written payment plan. If you are served with a complaint, file an answer by the deadline on the summons and get advice from Legal Services of New Jersey (1-888-576-5529) or a New Jersey attorney. A HUD-approved housing counselor (800-569-4287) can help you build a budget that covers both the assessments and your mortgage. If a lender is also foreclosing on your mortgage, that case may qualify for mediation even though the association case does not.
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