Any owner of land, which is subject to a sinking fund mortgage held by an association which has been dissolved, may apply in writing to such association, within 90 days after the date of its dissolution, for an extension of time, not exceeding 5 years from the date of said dissolution, within which the amount due upon such mortgage, and the obligation accompanying the same, shall be paid. The association shall grant such request, provided that:
If, at the date of said dissolution, any default has existed for more than 2 months in the performance of any of the terms and conditions of said mortgage and obligation, the application for extension of time may be refused, or granted upon such terms as the association may prescribe.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent an association in liquidation from making any compromise which it is otherwise authorized to make.
N.J.S. § 17:12B-236