BLOG: Property Tax Appeal

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Case as Time Barred

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
25 Feb 2010
New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Appeal Filed Out of Time A New Jersey appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a 2006 property tax appeal that was filed five months past the statutorily mandated filing date.  The court rejected the plaintiff’s contentions that the tax assessor’s certification and bulk mailing postage statement were insufficient to... Read More

Appeals Court Denies Relocation Benefits to Bloomfield Property Owner

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
25 Feb 2010
A New Jersey appellate court affirmed the denial of relocation benefits to a former property owner (Jeanny Sung Koo) in a redevelopment area in the Township of Bloomfield after she signed a lease to relocate to a new location where an initial offer to purchase her property had been made, and negotiations ensued, but the project stalled.  The... Read More

Appellate Division Rejects Property Owners' Due Process Claims in Redevelopment Case

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
10 Feb 2010
A New Jersey appellate court recently rejected certain property owners’ claims that city officials violated their procedural and substantive due process rights by frustrating plaintiffs’ business ventures in connection with a local redevelopment plan and project. In Sandone v. Park, A-6346-07 (App. Div. February 2, 2010), the Appellate Division affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the owners’ complaint challenging... Read More

New Jersey Legislature Introduces Bill to Address Loss of Business, and Resolution Proposing a Constitutional Amendment to Limit Takings

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
9 Feb 2010
The New Jersey State Legislature introduced two proposed bills on February 4, 2010, to address compensation and “public purpose” issues.  SCR63 would amend Article VIII, Section III, paragraph 1, of the New Jersey Constitution, to remove “[t]he clearance, replanning, development or redevelopment of blighted areas” as a public purpose, while more narrowly defining a public... Read More

Trial Court Permits Redevelopment Challenge in West Windsor Despite Timeliness Objection

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
28 Jan 2010
 Mercer County Assignment Judge Linda R. Feinberg issued an opinion finding that the notice requirements in Harrison Redevelopment Agency v. DeRose, 398 N.J. Super. 361 (App. Div. 2008), applied to a redevelopment study adopted by the Township of West Windsor for its Princeton Junction Redevelopment Area.  In IC/L-A Washington Road v. Twp. of West Windsor,... Read More

DiCICCO CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO BETTER INFORM PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ABOUT APPEAL PROCESS | Politicker NJ

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
28 Jan 2010
DiCICCO CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO BETTER INFORM PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ABOUT APPEAL PROCESS | Politicker NJ.... Read More

Governor Corzine Signs Bill Limiting Tax Court Filings and Reducing Notice Requirements

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
24 Jan 2010
On January 16, 2010, Governor Corzine signed tax appeal legislation adopted by the Legislature into law as L. 2009, c. 251, which amended N.J.S.A. 54:3-21 and 54:4-23 effective immediately.  The new law, discussed last month in the New Jersey Property Tax Law Blog, would modifies the powers granted to tax assessors, while also raising the... Read More

McKirdy & Riskin Attorneys on Faculty of ALI-ABA Eminent Domain Seminar

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
22 Jan 2010
McKirdy & Riskin’s Edward McKirdy and Anthony Della Pelle will be serving on the faculty of two of the best national CLE programs about eminent domain law, ALI-ABA’s “Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation,” and “Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case,” being held concurrently at the Westin Kierland Resort in... Read More

Property Owner Wins Opportunity to Present Appeal Based Upon Highlands Act Exemption Claim

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
22 Jan 2010
In this recent opinion from the New Jersey Tax Court, the taxpayer, Princeton Alliance Church (PAC), survived a motion to dismiss its property tax appeal after Tax Court Judge Vito Bianco found that the Morris County Tax Board improperly dismissed its appeal for failing to present a witness at the county tax board hearing.  The undisputed facts of Princeton Alliance... Read More

State takes keys to Pearl Restaurant in Somers Point – pressofAtlanticCity.com : Latest News

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
12 Jan 2010
State takes keys to Pearl Restaurant in Somers Point – pressofAtlanticCity.com : Latest News Posted using ShareThis... Read More