The Redeveloper

Redevelopnment and land use news

Supreme Court Draws Line On Right To Notice

On May 19, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court in Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc. v. The City of Newark refused to expand to tenants, even those tenants with heightened property rights such as a right of first refusal, the right to notice that the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law affords to certain property owners.   [...]

Notice of Public Hearings, Get it Right or Pay the Price

Always a critical jurisdictional requirement in municipal land use applications, getting the public notice right in the redevelopment context has even greater importance.  Starting with the Gallenthin decision in the summer of 2007, New Jersey court’s have reviewed redevelopments designations with a keen eye toward protecting private property rights impacted by the designation.   In addition, in [...]