By Andy S. Norin, Esq. and Joshua J. Franklin, Esq.

On March 13, the Appellate Division decided Iron Mountain Information Management Inc. v. City of Newark, 405 N.J. Super. 599, which addresses the scope of the Appellate Division’s prior ruling in Harrison Redevelopment Agency v. DeRose, 398 N.J. Super. 361 (2008), regarding notice requirements under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (LRHL). In DeRose, the court ruled that a landowner whose property was designated as an “area in need of redevelopment” retains the right to challenge that designation, even after the 45-day limitations period prescribed by the LRHL, unless the landowner receives written notice, at the time of the redevelopment designation, explaining that the designation authorizes the municipality to acquire the property by eminent domain. » Read the rest of this entry «