Township Council Meeting — Packet

144-26 May 12, 2026 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Chapter 25, Article I, Section 25-18.4 of the Revised Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) establishes the West Orange Housing Rehabilitation Program; and WHEREAS, the West Orange Housing Rehabilitation Program offers assistance to low- and moderate-income Township homeowners for necessary repairs and/or replacements to ensure housing units are in compliance with N.J.A.C. 5:28; and WHEREAS, on or about January 12, 2013, Nadia R. Mendez and Gilmar Colonia (the “Borrowers”) executed a Mortgage in the amount of $28,980 (the “Initial Mortgage”) to secure a loan through the Township of West Orange's Housing Rehabilitation Program on the property located at Block 151.07, Lot 3, on the Tax Map for the Township of West Orange, commonly known as 8 Abington Road, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Initial Mortgage was recorded on May 24, 2013 as Instrument Number 13046722, in Mortgage Book 12435, Page 9896 with the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages; and WHEREAS, on or about April 4, 2014, the Borrowers executed a Mortgage in the amount of $32,575 (the “Interim Mortgage”) to secure a loan through the Township of West Orange's Housing Rehabilitation Program on the property located at Block 151.07, Lot 3, on the Tax Map for the Township of West Orange, commonly known as 8 Abington Road, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Interim Mortgage was recorded on June 18, 2014 as Instrument Number 14042674, in Mortgage Book 12500, Page 5859 with the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages; and WHEREAS, the Interim Mortgage dated April 4, 2014 superseded the Initial Mortgage dated January 12, 2013, and rendered the Initial Mortgage and accompanying Mortgage Note null and void; and WHEREAS, the Initial Mortgage dated January 12, 2013 was not discharged prior to the execution of the Interim Mortgage dated April 4, 2014; and WHEREAS, on or about September 6, 2014, the “Borrowers” executed a Mortgage in the amount of $33,575 (the “Current Mortgage”) to secure a loan through the Township of West Orange's Housing Rehabilitation Program on the property located at Block

“Borrowers” executed a Mortgage in the amount of $33,575 (the “Current Mortgage”) to secure a loan through the Township of West Orange's Housing Rehabilitation Program on the property located at Block 151.07, Lot 3, on the Tax Map for the Township of West Orange, commonly known as 8 Abington Road, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Current Mortgage was recorded on October 27, 2014 as Instrument Number 14077472 in Mortgage Book 12521, Page 7879 with the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages; and