Property Ownership

NJ's Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA), enacted to protect heirs of jointly owned property, provides that before a partition sale can occur:

ANo notice is required
BCo-owners must be given the right of first refusal to purchase the interest at fair market value before a forced sale✓ Correct
CThe court must approve a sale immediately
DThe NJREC must supervise the sale

Explanation

The UPHPA protects heirs' property owners (often low-income families who inherited land) by requiring that co-owners be notified and given the opportunity to buy out the requesting co-owner's share before a court orders a partition sale.

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