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
No matter how much planning you do, you can never be too prepared to face the future of caring for your aging parents. While it may not be the most comfortable topic, having an open and honest discussion allows you to...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 the last alert, we reviewed the responsibilities of an executor. In this next introductory review, we will discuss the role of a trustee.
Before we define the role of a trustee, we must explain the definition of a...more
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
As part of the estate planning process, clients nominate trusted friends or family members (or sometimes, banks or other institutions, depending on the role) to serve key roles: Executor, Trustee, Guardian, Agent under a...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 basic exclusion amount is the total amount that an individual may pass by gifts made during his or her lifetime or by devises and bequests at his or her death without liability for federal estate, gift or generation...more
Before you pack the car and bring your student to their new home at college, there is an important bit of estate planning each family should consider. At the age of eighteen, a child become a legal adult....more
On December 8, 2021, the Federal Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) division of the United States Treasury published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) (Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate...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