BLOG: Condemnation Law

Tax Court: Added/Omitted Assessment Law Does Not Apply to Property Which Loses Exemption

by: Thomas Olson
29 Jan 2024
A recent decision by Presiding Tax Court Judge Mala Sundar found that the Added and Omitted Assessment Law did not apply when an exempt property became non-exempt. Instead, the applicable law was the “Exemption Cessation” statute. The basis of this action stemmed from previously tax-exempt property that Centrastate Healthcare Services Inc. (“CHSI”) (a for-profit entity)... Read More

Trials in the Age of COVID/SARS-2

by: Joseph Grather
19 Jan 2021
As most New Jersey trial lawyers would know, ^ is a picture of the Hudson County Courthouse, which was built over a century ago. (click here for a detailed history of the building by jerseydigs).  It is one of the most impressive and beautiful courthouses in the entire State.  It was renamed the William J.... Read More

Functional Units and A New Year

by: Joseph Grather
6 Jan 2021
Rolling into a New Year here in Morristown after enduring a 14 day SARS-2/COVID-19 quarantine isolation. Sound familiar? I bet. So, what do condemnation lawyers think of while sitting in isolation? Real estate valuation and property rights issues, of course!  With that in mind, here’s a good one: what happens when your client’s private property... Read More