The applicant purchased a property at a municipal tax sale and sought a declaration of ownership and an order for vacant possession.
The respondents, the former owner's daughter and her husband, refused to vacate, arguing hardship and disputing the tax sale's validity.
The Superior Court of Justice granted the application, finding the tax deed vested fee simple ownership in the applicant and extinguished any prior possessory rights.
The court ordered vacant possession and granted leave to issue a writ of possession, noting hardship is not a basis to refuse such leave.
