Eminent Domain and Mantoloking: A personal take on a borough issue
“When I worked in my first business, a booming fashion design and manufacturing firm based out of NYC and NJ, I would do poetry and short story readings and send my work out to be…
Report: Foreclosure crisis continues to ravage Newark economy
“As Newark auctions off almost 80 foreclosed properties this morning at Newark Symphony Hall, down the street at City Hall, an advocacy group for low-income residents will raise the alarm that the foreclosure crisis has…
Easement OK’d for Delaware Valley school construction project
“The district received confirmation Thursday that the land owner, Konstantinos Ferousis, has accepted an agreement with the school to allow an easement for a driveway to be used only in case of an emergency. The…
Christie Won’t Rule Out Use of Eminent Domain in Dune Fight
“Gov. Chris Christie won’t rule out use of eminent domain but hopes to use “gentle persuasion” instead with NJ’s beachfront homeowners who are hampering the state’s dune replenishment plan for vulnerable shorelines. “I am not…
Eminent Domain Bill Clears Senate Committee, Would Update Redevelopment Procedures
“Legislation that would rework some of the procedures used by local governments to their redevelopment powers cleared a State Senate committee earlier this week. The bill, S-2447, codifies certain protections to property owners which were…
Eminent domain reform advances in the garden state
“New Jersey is one step closer to updating its eminent domain laws for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court handed downs its landmark Kelo v. City of New London decision in 2005. On…
Van Drew-Rice Bill To Update State Eminent Domain Laws Clears Senate Community & Urban Affairs Committee
“Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew and Senator Ron Rice that would provide the first update to New Jersey’s eminent domain laws since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Kelo…
NJ Panel Advances Bill To Modify Eminent Domain Laws
“A New Jersey Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill that would make it more difficult for municipalities to claim underutilized properties using eminent domain laws unless the property meets the definition of “blight.” The…
N.J. Superior Court Finds That Condemning Authority Is Not Required To Negotiate With Mortgagee Prior To Initiation Of Eminent Domain Action
“In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has held that New Jersey law does not require a condemning authority to negotiate with a mortgagee, which has obtained a…
Is eminent domain the answer?
“Private property ownership is the cornerstone of our country. Our founding fathers knew implicitly that property and liberty are deeply intertwined, and you cannot have one without the other. In New Jersey, property rights are…