Facing a Foreclosure Sheriff Sale in Middlesex County, NJ?
Not a courthouse, not a municipal building — the first-floor conference room of the Heldrich Hotel on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Sales run every other week at 1:30 p.m., doors at 12:30. If that sounds oddly casual for something this serious, it is, and it catches people off guard.
How a Middlesex County sheriff's sale works
New Jersey foreclosure law is the same in all twenty-one counties. The sale itself is not — each county sheriff sets its own schedule, its own location, its own adjournment procedures and its own deadlines. These are Middlesex County's.
Sale schedule: Every other week — posted dates fall on Wednesdays
Sale time: 1:30 p.m. sharp · doors open 12:30 p.m.
Where: The Heldrich Hotel, 10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick — first floor conference room
Adjournments: Two for you, two for the lender — procedure not published
Civil Process office: 732-745-3271 · 701 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Need more time? Contact the Foreclosure Unit as early as possible to confirm the current adjournment procedure.
Details above are drawn from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office and the New Jersey sheriff sale portal, checked in August 2026. Sale dates, times and terms change without notice — confirm directly with the Sheriff's Office before acting on anything here.
How to postpone a sale in Middlesex County
Middlesex confirms what you are entitled to but not how to get it. Its published language is simply that the sale is subject to statutory adjournments, that the plaintiff will be granted two requests and the defendant will be granted two, and that any further adjournment requires a motion to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, in Middlesex County.
What it does not publish anywhere is a form, a deadline, a contact person, or a fee. The Civil Process and Business Office at 732-745-3271 is the number to call, and you should call it well before your sale date rather than assuming there is a grace period, because none is documented.
One thing Middlesex does state plainly, and it matters: a property may be redeemed without qualification or condition by the mortgagor at any time up to 10 days after the sale. That window is short, but it is real.
New Jersey law provides for up to five sheriff-sale adjournments under N.J.S.A. 2A:17-36 — up to five of up to 30 calendar days each — two at your request, two at the lender's, and one by mutual agreement. The $28 fee is set by N.J.S.A. 22A:4-8. How each county administers this varies, which is why the county details above matter.
Find your own sale date
Middlesex County posts every scheduled foreclosure sale publicly, updated daily. You can search by address and see your sale date, the upset price, and whether the sale has been adjourned or cancelled — without calling anyone or identifying yourself.
Search Middlesex County sheriff sale listings →
If your address is on that list, you have a date. If it is not, you may still be earlier in the process than you think — and that is a much better place to be standing.
If your sale is approaching, I can review the property, your equity, and the time you actually have left — privately, and at no cost.
Call or text Viara: (347) 251-8463
What if the Middlesex County sheriff sale already happened?
If your property has already been sold at sheriff's sale, don't assume there is nothing left to discuss. New Jersey has a limited post-sale redemption period, and depending on your circumstances, other legal rights or options may still need to be evaluated quickly.
If your sale already happened, time matters. Speak with a qualified New Jersey attorney as soon as possible about your specific situation.
Need help understanding where things stand? Call or text Viara at (347) 251-8463.
What I actually do
Middlesex is one of the busiest foreclosure counties in the state, and the Sheriff's Office says it handles roughly four hundred foreclosure writs a year. Volume like that means the process is efficient and impersonal. Nobody there is going to notice that you didn't understand a deadline.
I am a licensed New Jersey real estate agent, not an attorney and not a housing counselor. What I can do is tell you what your house is genuinely worth today, what a sale before the auction would net you, and whether that beats the alternatives. If the answer is that you should be talking to a lawyer or a HUD counselor instead, I will tell you that too.
The first conversation is free, private, and does not obligate you to anything. You do not need your paperwork in order to have it.
Towns I serve in Middlesex County
Twenty-five municipalities, including some of the largest townships in New Jersey.
Edison, Woodbridge, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, Piscataway, Sayreville, East Brunswick, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, Monroe, Carteret, South Plainfield, South River, Middlesex Borough, Metuchen, Highland Park, Milltown, Dunellen, Spotswood, South Amboy, Cranbury, Plainsboro, Jamesburg, Helmetta — and every other municipality in the county.
Questions people actually ask
The sale is in a hotel. Is that legitimate?
Nobody will tell me the deadline to postpone. Why?
Someone from an auction website contacted me about my house. Should I engage?
Doors at 12:30. You have longer than that, if you move.
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