The appellate court found that the Long Branch did not find actual blight under any subsection of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, that the record lacked substantial evidence that could have supported the New Jersey Constitution’s standard for finding blight, and that the absence of substantial evidence of blight compels reversal.
Related appellate victories and redevelopment decisions from Carlin, Ward, Ash & Heiart.
Carlin, Ward, Ash & Heiart LLC represented adjoining property owners in the challenge to a condemnation redevelopment area. The matter was quickly resolved once a complaint was filed and the City agreed to remove the properties from the condemnation redevelopment area.
CWAH partner, Michael J. Ash, represents SFIII Kinderkamack in this pending appeal. As part of a recently published opinion in SF III Kinderkamack, LLC v. Borough of Oradell, the Tax Court of New Jersey clarified its earlier decision in Mobil Administrative Services Co. v. Mansfield Twp. to hold that a...
On appeal, the appellate court overturned the decision of the trial court, and found that the record lacked adequate basis for finding that the property was a blighted redevelopment area.