A Newark federal judge has certified a class of residents of an Avalon Bay Communities Inc. apartment complex in Edgewater, who filed a lawsuit over a catastrophic fire that left them temporarily homeless.

The suit, Katz v. Avalon Bay Communities, stems from a January 2015 fire in the complex known as Avalon at Edgewater, which consisted of two four-story buildings. The fire destroyed one building, known as the Russell Building, and damaged the other, known as the River Building. Avalon Bay settled a class action by residents of the Russell Building, DeMarco v. Avalon Bay Communities, in 2016. On Oct. 24, Chief U.S. Judge Jose Linares granted certification to a class of tenants and residents of the River Building.

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