On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Acting Governor Nicholas P. Scutari (D) signed into law the New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act (A4360/S3402), a Bill that requires the establishment of a design professional...more
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to allow a New Jersey town to deny a prospective retail cannabis business to operate, determining that the municipality has the discretion to decide...more
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., a case that concerns the power of states to regulate federally-chartered banks. The Court has granted review of the case despite the...more
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California, a case that concerns whether land use permit conditions in the form of monetary exactions created by legislation are...more
10/10/2023
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Certiorari ,
Construction Project ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Housing Developers ,
Impact Fees ,
Infrastructure ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Municipalities ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
SCOTUS
In Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California, when George Sheetz sought a building permit to construct a single-family residence, the County of El Dorado agreed to issue the permit with one important condition: he had to pay...more
6/29/2023
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Dolan v City of Tigard ,
Exceptions ,
Impact Fees ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Nexus ,
Nollan v California Coastal Commission ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Rough Proportionality Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause
The State of New Jersey has continued to address parking considerations in public and private spaces. Earlier this year, lawmakers introduced legislation that would require reserved parking spaces for families with young...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing revisions to its current lending rules with the potential to both expand access to business ownership for individuals and provide more flexible succession planning options...more
In Cantero vs. Bank of America, N.A., mortgage borrowers are asking the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a Second Circuit ruling that federally-chartered banks need not comply with state laws that require the...more
3/16/2023
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Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Escrow Holders ,
Financial Crisis ,
Flagstar Bank ,
Great Recession ,
Interest Payments ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Charters ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
RESPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
State Banks
New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) recommended eliminating the current cap on the number of cannabis cultivation licenses at its February 8, 2023 meeting, among other actions. If that recommendation is adopted,...more
On January 5, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-132 (which relates to, among other things inspections of construction projects by an enforcing agency)....more
The continuing federal prohibition of marijuana has made cannabis entrepreneurs in New Jersey rely on personal funds or private financing to get their projects up and running. This has put up a significant barrier to entry...more
The Electric Vehicle Charging Station Law (“the Act”), which Governor Murphy signed into law on July 9, 2021, required that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) publish a statewide model ordinance to provide...more
New legislation in New Jersey has been introduced that, if enacted, will impact tenants, landlords, and planned real estate developments (most commonly condominiums) in the State; one that seeks to strike a balance between...more
7/6/2021
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Condominiums ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Immunity ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Relief Measures ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
The New Jersey Senate is scheduled to consider bill S3688, which, if signed into law, would amend New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law (“MLUL”) to impose new procedures and requirements for the approval to develop certain...more