Facing a Foreclosure Sheriff Sale in Passaic County, NJ?
Passaic County holds its foreclosure sales on Tuesdays at the county courthouse on Hamilton Street in Paterson. And it publishes something most counties do not: an absolute deadline. Adjournment requests are not accepted after 2:00 p.m. on the day of sale. Not late, not almost — not accepted.
How a Passaic 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 Passaic County's.
Sale day: Tuesdays
Sale time: 2:00 p.m. per published sale notices — confirm with the office
Where: Passaic County Court House, 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
Adjournment cutoff: 2:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of your sale. Hard stop.
Foreclosure Unit: 973-881-4200 · 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson
Need more time? Contact the Foreclosure Unit as early as possible to confirm the current adjournment procedure.
Details above are drawn from the Passaic 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 Passaic County
This is the one thing to take away from this page. Passaic posts the following notice on its sale listings, in capitals:
And separately: “The Stay of Sheriff’s Sale Applications will NOT be Accepted after 2:00 P.M. on the Date of Sale.”
Under state law you are entitled to two adjournments of up to 30 days each, for a $28 fee each time. But that right only exists if you exercise it before Passaic’s cutoff. If you miss Passaic County’s administrative cutoff, your options become much more limited and the situation becomes urgent. Speak with a qualified New Jersey foreclosure attorney immediately to determine whether court relief or another legal remedy may still be available in your specific case.
Call the Foreclosure Unit at 973-881-4200 the week before, not the morning of.
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
Passaic 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 Passaic 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 Passaic 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
Paterson and Passaic City carry some of the heaviest foreclosure activity in North Jersey, and a lot of the households caught in it are Spanish-speaking. I speak Spanish, and I will have this conversation in whichever language is easier for you.
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.
En español
Si prefiere leer todo esto en español, hay una página completa con el proceso de ejecución hipotecaria en Nueva Jersey, sus opciones, y cómo comunicarse conmigo.
Towns I serve in Passaic County
Sixteen municipalities feed into the Paterson courthouse, from the dense urban core to the reservoirs up north.
Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, Hawthorne, Totowa, Little Falls, West Milford, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Wanaque, Woodland Park, Bloomingdale, North Haledon, Haledon, Prospect Park — and every other municipality in the county.
Questions people actually ask
I missed the 2:00 p.m. cutoff. Is it over?
How much does an adjournment cost in Passaic County?
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The cutoff is 2 p.m. Tuesday. Today is not too early.
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