Eminent Domain: Elderly Man May Lose Home Over New Jersey Casino Project
“Eminent domain powers may cause an elderly New Jersey guy may lose the home his family has owned for 45 years. Charles Birnbaum, 67, does not want to leave the three-story brick walkup in Atlantic…
Elderly Man May Lose Home Over New Jersey Casino Project
“Eminent domain powers may cause an elderly New Jersey man may lose the home his family has owned for 45 years. Charles Birnbaum, 67, does not want to leave the three-story brick walkup in Atlantic…
Solberg Airport takeover costs out of control
“In May of 2006, Readington residents did vote “yes” in a referendum authorizing the township to acquire development rights in land surrounding Solberg Airport “for a purchase pricenot to exceed $22 million.” This language was…
In AC who gets the house: Piano prodigy or the state?
“It was an Atlantic City plot as familiar as a rerun on Turner Classic Movies: Homeowner vows to save house against the forces of eminent domain, played out in the shadow of a casino. It…
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority seeks to condemn Atlantic City homes to promote “development” around a casino
“In what seems like a replay of the famous 1998 case in which Donald Trump and the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority sought to condemn a house in order to build a parking lot…
Eminent domain abuse: Elderly Atlantic City Man Could Lose His Family Home Of 45 Years To Benefit A Bankrupt Casino
Charlie Birnbaum property is being taken for a mixed use development in New Jersey. watch the video Sorrentino, Nick. Against Crony Capitalism 21 May 2014.
Eminent Domain Abusers Are Making a Comeback
“n Atlantic City, a state agency recently decided to bulldoze the home that Charlie Birnbaum’s parents bought 45 years ago and that he now uses as a piano studio and a base for his piano-tuning…
Specter of Eminent Domain Haunts Long Branch Mayoral Race (Part III)
“Initially, it didn’t appear that the courts would provide relief for residents of MTOTSA, the quaint oceanfront community slated for demolition after Long Branch partnered with a private developer as part of an all-encompassing redevelopment…
Readington, Solberg battle moves to courtroom
“The eight-year legal war between Readington Township and Solberg Airport may continue into June as the opening shots in the long-awaited courtroom battle were fired on Thursday. Officials of the Hunterdon County municipality dating back…
Specter of Eminent Domain Haunts Long Branch Mayoral Race (Part II)
“As residents of Long Branch fought to save their homes, many external observers, the press included, questioned exactly how this battle over property rights came into being. To be clear, the rise of eminent domain…