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New Jersey Law Journal

Suggested Changes to Municipal Land Use Law in View of Public Health and Safety Concerns

As climate change bears down on New Jersey, communities need maximum flexibility to regulate local development in response to emerging public health and safety concerns.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses two Land Use cases: 'Churches United for Fair Housing, Inc. v. DeBlasio,' where the court held that municipalities are not obligated to conduct racial impact studies when they rezone property; and 'LuxuryBeachfrontGetaway.com, Inc. v. Town of Riverhead,' where in a lawsuit over town law, rental properties were properly found not to be 'dwellings' under FHA.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

City Faces Third Lawsuit Over Delayed Midtown Boca Development

Cypress Realty of Florida blames the city for refusing to consider its proposal for a 204-unit luxury apartment building and accompanying retail.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Mana-Greene Effect: Big-Name Developers Not Moving on Downtown Properties

Wynwood developer Moishe Mana has bought nearly 50 properties in Miami's Central Business District but has announced no project timeline. Billionaire Jeff Greene got approval for an office tower in downtown West Palm Beach but hasn't broken ground. Are they affecting urban core growth?
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Aegis No More: Disarming Residential Developers Through Corporate Veil Piercing

Corporate veil piercing removes the possibility of a large developer allowing a defunct entity to absorb a judgment without payment.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Do We Get to the Beach?

In his Condemnation and Tax Certiorari column, Michael Rikon writes: The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari on Oct. 1, 2018 to 'Martins Beach 1 v. Surfrider Foundation'. The court refused to hear an appeal by an owner to overturn a ruling that a beach access path must stay open.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Opportunity Zones: Guidance on the Horizon

This bipartisan legislation has been heralded as a program with potential to become one of the most impactful federal incentives for encouraging capital investment in low income, distressed communities ever to be enacted.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

When Is an Affordable Housing Development Fee Not Really a Development Fee?

The Appellate Division has drawn a bright-line distinction between two types of development fees; developers should be aware.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Philadelphia Blight Ordinance

Philadelphia has won the right to prohibit properties identified as “blighting influences” from boarding up doors and windows, and municipalities, community activists, property owners and developers should take notice
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Gold Rush of NJ Cannabis Leasing – Avoiding a Few Traps for the Unwary

Negotiating and drafting leases for businesses that grow or dispense medical marijuana is not "business as usual."
7 minute read

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