The Court’s docket this year included four decisions that will have significant implications for environmental and real estate attorneys. The rulings concerned taking, funding, highlands and water utilities issues.
Taking Issues Clarified
The Court’s ruling in Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon , 202 N.J. 390 (2010), clarified the state’s taking law although it did not provide the landowners with finality. The Borough of Avalon’s actions were found to constitute an unconstitutional deprivation of property but the matter was remanded for a determination as to valuation. For additional discussion of the Klumpp ruling, see L. Goldshore, “There for the Taking: Court Clarifies the Rules,” 201 N.J.L.J. 215 (July 12, 2010). (See Edward J. Buzak, Municipal Law, 201 N.J.L.J. 763.)
