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New Jersey Court Defines Standards for Immediate Tax Foreclosure on Abandoned Property

What You Need to Know: The New Jersey Appellate Division confirmed the procedures that tax certificate holders...

NJ Appellate Division Finds Easement Abandoned by Its Holder’s Actions

What You Need to Know A recorded easement may be deemed abandoned under New Jersey law based...

Appeals Court Finds State Licensing Does Not Override Local Zoning

What You Need to Know This decision reinforces a key principle in New Jersey land use law:...

Georgia Federal Court Determines Physical Defects on a Property Fall Outside Title Insurance Coverage

What You Need to Know Title Marketability vs. Economic Marketability: Title insurance covers defects affecting title (legal...

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Personal Guaranty Requirements for Corporate Officers

What You Need to Know No Two-Signature Requirement – New Jersey does not impose a bright-line rule...

EDNY Reinforces That Parties-In-Possession Exclusion Bars Adverse Possession Claims In Title Policies

What You Need to Know Adverse possession claims fall squarely within parties-in-possession exclusions - The court reinforced...

“Right of Second Refusal” in Community Wealth Preservation Act Declared Unconstitutional

What You Need to Know Subsection (g) of the Community Wealth Preservation Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:50-64(g)) is unconstitutional...

NJ Appellate Division Affirms Grant of Title by Adverse Possession

What You Need to Know Adverse possession requires 30 years of continuous use in New Jersey -...

NJDEP’s REAL Rule Revisions Enter Final Phase: What It Means for Coastal Development

What You Need to Know The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) published a Notice of...