New Jersey Eminent Domain Law Blog
"The blog is dedicated to informing the general public, as well as attorneys and real estate professionals, about current condemnation and redevelopment procedures and their impact on private property."
Author: William J. Ward is a lawyer in Florham Park, N.J. The Morris County municipality is a suburb of New York City.
Blawg Related Categories: Real Estate & Property Law • States • New Jersey
Recent Posts from New Jersey Eminent Domain Law Blog
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Eminent domain verdict: financial crisis for Jersey City
A Hudson County jury awarded $18.6 million on September 22 to property owners Ronald, Katherine, and Lynn Kerrigan for 3.41 acres acquired by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA). The unanimous verdict was reached by…
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Lillian Anzalone, eminent domain defendant
Lillian Anzalone died at home this morning. She was 91. Mrs. Anzalone was born in Newark on February 10, 1917. She was a buyer of women’s clothes in New York before she married Louis…
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Long Branch property owners cross-petition NJ Supreme Court in eminent domain cases
William J. Ward, Esq. of Carlin & Ward; Peter H. Wegener of Bathgate Wegener & Wolf and Scott Bullock of the Institute of Justice, representing the Long Branch property owners, have cross-petitioned the New Jersey…
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Long Branch eminent domain case reversed and remanded
In a unanimous 85-page opinion, approved for publication, the Appellate Division today reversed the decision of Judge Lawson and remanded the controversial eminent domain case, City of Long Branch v. Anzalone, for a plenary hearing.…
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NJDEP required to use eminent domain in beachfront easements
In a unanimous per curiam opinion issued yesterday, July 15, 2008, the Appellate Division affirmed a lower court decision by Chancery Court Judge Vincent J. Grasso denying an injunction to the New Jersey Department…
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Waiting for Eminent Domain Reform
Last Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee ended shortly after it began. With no quorum and two of the Democrats missing, Senator Rice withheld the eminent domain reform bills until…
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Halper Farm eminent domain verdict affirmed
The Halper family has had a long, tortuous history with the township of Piscataway regarding the acquisition of their farm. The township condemned the 75-acre farm for open space on December 10, 1999. Piscataway…
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Appealing Long Branch
The Appellate Division heard three hours of arguments from the assembled attorneys representing Long Branch property owners and the city of Long Branch. The argument before the media and a standing room crowd of spectators included…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: City of Long Branch v. Anzalone
MEDIA ADVISORY: City of Long Branch v. Anzalone The Appellate Division of the Superior Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in two eminent domain cases, City of Long Branch v. Anzalone and City of…
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NJ Eminent Domain Reform Year Three
Tomorrow May 5 at 10 a.m., the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee will take up S-757, the latest version of eminent domain reform, sponsored by Senator Ronald Rice. To read the most recent…