Cameron MacLeod

May 17, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Frederick P. Sisto |Colleen Murphy |Cameron MacLeod

At the 2024 New Jersey State Bar Association annual meeting and conference this week, legislators addressed the concerns that have recently emerged over a possible constitutional amendment that would change how Appellate Division judges are appointed. A panel of experts gathered Wednesday at the NJSBA conference to discuss updates from “Inside Trenton,” as well as legislative priorities for the year. William J.

Apr 23, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Cameron MacLeod |Jacqueline Vogt |Boris Peyzner |Robert Epstein

The special section this year covers everything from affordable housing, flood insurance, pronouns in real estate contracts, and much more, both offering a glimpse of legislation to come, as well as helping us understand existing and recently enacted law. —Donovan Swift, Contributed Content Editor, New Jersey Law Journal New Economic Incentives for Developers of Affordable Housing Are on the Horizon Want to continue reading?

Apr 23, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Cameron MacLeod |Michael Rich |Benjamin L. Lindeman |Robert Epstein

When it comes to challenges of municipal actions by way of actions in lieu of prerogative writs, there has long been tension between two firmly established judicial principles: (1) the important policy of repose for municipal actions; and (2) the judicial preference to determine actions on their merits.

Apr 23, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Cameron MacLeod |Michael Rich |Benjamin L. Lindeman |Aaron S. Brotman

New Jersey’s Prompt Payment Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:30A-1 and 2 (Act), gives important rights to contractors and other parties who provide services or materials to construction projects in their quest for prompt payment. The Act also places heavy burdens on project developers and owners, requiring them to take certain actions by strict deadlines at the risk of waiving their right to dispute amounts claimed to be owed for construction work.

Apr 23, 2024 | law.com | Cameron MacLeod

As part of the recent legislative package designed to reshape the landscape of affordable housing compliance, the New Jersey Legislature has also adopted in parallel a number of potential incentives and inducements for developers looking to produce the housing vitally necessary to solve New Jersey’s long-standing shortage of affordable housing.