by Ian Singer | Feb 9, 2018 | Estates
2017 certainly went out with some fireworks. President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (Act), which made significant changes for individuals and businesses. The changes cut income tax rates, doubles the standard deduction and eliminates personal exemptions. The...
by Ian Singer | Feb 7, 2018 | Real Estate
By Dennis Galvin, Esq. and Jonathan E. Drill, Esq. Planning Boards when hearing a development application and/or when conducting a hearing on a master plan adoption or amendment are acting in a “quasi-judicial” capacity. (While the master plan itself is a legislative...
by Ian Singer | Feb 6, 2018 | Real Estate
By Dennis M. Galvin, Esq. Over the years, I have been frequently asked about a Zoning Officer’s ability and obligation to enforce conditions of approval. In every request for a variance, a developer or its team will invariably make promises or representations in...
by Ian Singer | Feb 2, 2018 | Real Estate
By Dennis M. Galvin Published in Local Government Law Review, July, 2014. Zoning boards of adjustment are independent, quasi-judicial bodies.[i] Their jurisdiction springs from N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70. Almost everything a zoning board of adjustment does is judicial in...
by Ian Singer | Feb 2, 2018 | Municipalities
By Dennis M. Galvin Published in New Jersey Municipalities, November, 2013 Every night, when we have a public meeting, we think about how best to conduct it. It is not possible to manage every aspect of a meeting. Some people feel that any attempt to manage a meeting...