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Impacts of COVID-19 on Real Property Taxes in New Jersey
New Jersey property owners should have recently received notice of their 2021 property tax assessments by early February, and many will consider whether the economic impacts of COVID-19 should cause them to seek property tax relief in 2021 due to a decline in their property values. In New Jersey, retail, hospitality, and office properties have... Read More
Nearly a Year Later, Is COVID-19 Still a Public Health “Emergency”?
It has been nearly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented uncertainty and consequences to our families, businesses, and communities. Government agencies persist with actions to protect the health and safety of the American public. Regardless of whether these actions are necessary or are helping to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly one year... Read More
Caveat Emptor: Applies to Tax Sale Certificate Buyers Too!
An “experienced” tax sale certificate investor was recently rebuffed in efforts to seek rescission of tax sale certificates it purchased, and refunds of property taxes it paid on property which turned out to have little value compared to the investor’s anticipated value of the property. In Garden State Investment v. Brick Township, the investor, which... Read More
Paterson Getting $6MM In Property Taxes From St. Joseph’s Hospital
The City of Paterson recently entered into an agreement with St. Joseph’s Hospital which settled a pending property tax dispute between the parties dating back to 2016. The settlement results from the City’s actions to remove St. Joseph’s historic property tax exemption, and to place the hospital’s properties on the City tax rolls after a... Read More
Tax Court Affirms Earlier Determination of Truck Stop Property Value on Remand
New Jersey Tax Court Judge Mary Brennan issued an opinion last week which clarified and affirmed a 2018 decision she made concerning a tax appeal by the owner of a truck stop/travel center property near Interstate Route 78 in Bloomsbury Borough. The case, HPT TA Properties Trust, F.K.A. Travelcenters Properties, LP v. Bloomsbury Borough, involved... Read More
Impacts of COVID-19 on New Jersey Property Taxes
October 1, 2020 represents the date of valuation for New Jersey property tax assessments. Here’s some info to help you evaluate whether you should consider a property tax appeal: New Jersey real property owners recently received their final 2020 property tax bills, making many property owners wonder about the economic impacts of COVID-19 upon the... Read More
COVID Eviction Freezes – Who Is Supposed To Pay?
Yesterday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued what is perhaps its most far-reaching order concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, available here, was not an order concerning travel, immunization, or other health-related concerns tied to the pandemic, but rather an order seeking to halt evictions of residential tenants on a... Read More
Constitutional Implications of COVID-19 and Its Impact Upon Property Rights and Individual Liberties
“Our battle with the pandemic is fluid, presenting issues that evolve and change with each day that passes.” MROD’s Anthony F. DellaPelle authored a recent article for the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation concerning the constitutional implications of the restrictions that have been imposed by various government officials and agencies upon individuals and businesses... Read More
NJGOP Joins The Shutdown Challenge Party
Yesterday, the NJ State Republican Committee joined forces with a few small businesses in filing a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Orders in an effort to reopen small businesses around the State. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, Cape May County, includes as plaintiffs the GOP State Committee,... Read More
Oregon Shutdown Order: Vacated and Reinstated in One Day
Another State’s Executive Orders – this time in Oregon – rode a judicial seesaw yesterday. Earlier in the day, Baker County Circuit Court Judge Matt Shirtcliff issued an opinion and preliminary injunction which declared that all of Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s Executive Orders were “null and void”, and therefore enjoined enforcement of several orders entered... Read More
