New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 56-13

The board of trustees may bid for and purchase any lands and premises exposed to sale under the order and judgment of any court for the payment and satisfaction of any mortgage thereon held by the board, and may take and hold title to the lands and premises so purchased in and by its official name as a part of the principal of the school fund; but the board shall not bid a higher price for such lands and premises than shall be sufficient to produce the amount due upon the mortgage and costs.

The taxed costs of the foreclosure action and sale, if any, shall be paid by the state treasurer on the warrant of the director of the division of budget and accounting.