Action by municipality desiring relief; facts to be established

The action shall be brought by the municipality desiring relief, whenever the governing board thereof shall by resolution deem it proper to proceed. The plaintiff shall establish the years for which taxes are claimed to be in arrears, the amount thereof as nearly as can be ascertained, the designation of the real estate by block and street number or other brief description, and the names of the owners thereof, if known or ascertainable by reference to the records of deeds of the county in which the real estate is situate. Amended by L.1953, c. 51, p. 912, s. 102.