New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 5-19.5

Contracts for property tax lien management shall be approved by the governing body of the qualified municipality and shall then be submitted to the director for approval. The mayor or other chief executive officer shall not execute the contract until the director approves the contract. If the director neither approves nor returns the contract with recommendations for amendment within 45 days of the director's receipt of the contract, then the contact shall be deemed as approved.