Topic
Redevelopment
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New Jersey Law Blog
Designating Property For Redevelopment Using the “A” Criteria
Under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law a municipality may declare private property to be blighted if "[t]he generality of buildings are substandard . . . dilapidated, or obsolescent .…
New Jersey Law Blog
Redevelopment Takings – Constitutional Authority and Limitations
The redevelopment of blighted areas is specifically and separately described in Article VIII, Section 3, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution as "a public purpose and public use, for…
New Jersey Law Blog
Standing To Obtain Land Use Approvals under a Redevelopment Plan
The Local Redevelopment and Housing Law ("LRHL") requires an application for approvals under a redevelopment plan to be directed to the municipal planning board, but fails to state how one…
New Jersey Law Blog
Standing to Negotiate Property Acquisitions
A redevelopment entity may authorize a redeveloper to negotiate directly with the owners of properties slated for condemnation under a redevelopment plan. This authorization may be granted by way of…
ContractsProf Blog
No, Really, It Has Nothing to Do With the Market Downturn
A Russian hedge fund manager is suing the redeveloper of New York's Plaza Hotel, claiming that the $53.5 million penthouses he bought in reliance on computer modeling are unsatisfactory and…
New Jersey Law Blog
Designation of Property as Being Necessary for Redevelopment
Property within an area being studied for redevelopment in the context of a preliminary investigation under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law ("LRHL") may be declared blighted even if it…
New Jersey Law Blog
Designating Property For Redevelopment Using the “E” Criteria
Under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law a municipality may declare private property to be blighted if it meets one of the enumerated criteria set forth it the statute at…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
Ventnor, NJ Bans Eminent Domain For Redevelopment
By David Snyder
The City Commissioners of Ventnor, New Jersey, have passed a law limiting that City's ability to condemn properties for redevelopment projects that involve private developers.
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 7/8/08
By Rob La Gatta
Like mail at the post office, legal news continues to pile up with no end in sight. The discussion today includes commentary on the U.S. naturalization process, employers' use of…
New Jersey Law Blog
Redevelopment Applications – Consistency Review
On May 2, 2008, the Appellate Division in Milford Mill 128, LLC v. Borough of Milford, et al. evaluated, among other issues, the validity of a redevelopment plan that required…