Blog Category: Municipal Government
Appellate Division Finds Municipal Records Custodian Acted Reasonably in Conferring with IT Consultant on OPRA Request
Mar 2, 2022 | Written by: | Share
In McMorrow v. Borough of Englewood Cliffs, A-3192-19 (decided Feb. 25, 2022), the NJ Appellate Division confirmed a records custodian’s right to consult with professionals with regard to an Open...
Tax Court Requires Evidence of Assets and Liabilities to Justify Relaxing Tax Payment Requirement
Mar 2, 2022 | Written by: | Share
In Branchburg Hospitality LLC v. Twp. of Branchburg, Tax Court Docket No 11494-21 (Feb. 25, 2022), the Tax Court upheld the County Tax Board’s dismissal of a complaint where the taxpayer had failed...
Appellate Division Determines Planning Board Can Properly Consider Variance from “Building Coverage” as Bulk Variance
Feb 25, 2022 | Written by: | Share
In MSO, Inc. and 208 Glen Rock Assoc., LLC v. Glen Rock Borough Planning Board, et al. (Docket No. A-3430-19; decided Feb. 18, 2022), the NJ Appellate Division upheld the decision of the Glen Rock...
Appellate Division Applies Common Interest Doctrine to Deem Email Exempt from OPRA Disclosure
Feb 16, 2022 | Written by: | Share
The NJ Appellate Division recently upheld a municipality’s refusal to disclose an email pursuant to an Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request where the email was subject to the attorney-client...
Appellate Court Upholds Zoning Board Decision That Gas Station and Convenience Store are Two Separate Uses
Feb 10, 2022 | Written by: | Share
The NJ Appellate Division upheld a Zoning Board’s denial of an application to construct a combined gas station and convenience store based, in part, on the Board’s determination that such...
Tax Court Upholds Non-Residential Development Fee on Property Subject to Long-Term Tax Exemption Law
Feb 9, 2022 | Written by: | Share
Pursuant to New Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8.1 et seq.) and municipal ordinances, non-residential developers are required to contribute to a municipality’s affordable housing trust fund as a...
Recent Amendments to Daniel’s Law Ease Municipal Concerns Regarding OPRA Compliance
Feb 4, 2022 | Written by: | Share
The tragic murder of Judge Esther Salas’s son, Daniel – killed solely because he was the child of a federal judge – will not soon be forgotten. In response to that horrific and senseless...
Your Rights as a Dog Owner Are Not as Private as You Might Think
Sep 30, 2021 | Written by: | Share
You may have heard the term “OPRA” before and wondered what it means. And no, it has no significance to Oprah Winfrey. OPRA stands for the Open Public Records Act. It is a law that permits the...
Substantial Compliance for Notices of Tort Claims Means Just That
Jul 30, 2021 | Written by: | Share
According to the NJ Tort Claims Act (NJTCA), a public entity is only liable for claims of negligence under the terms and conditions of the Act, NJSA 59:1-1, et seq.
NJ Extends Utility Shutoff Moratorium Through End of Year
Jun 11, 2021 | Written by: | Share
On June 4, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5820) ending the COVID-19 state of emergency in 30 days, but extending certain emergency orders until December 31, 2021.