Real Estate Assessments: The Time to Act Is Now -
Now is the time for property owners who have received their real estate
assessments to determine whether it is in their best interests to appeal
these assessments. Generally, the deadline for real estate tax appeals in
New Jersey is April 1 (In Pennsylvania, the deadline is Aug. 1).
Annual real estate taxes are the direct product of the assessed valuation
of the property, so it is important to review these assessments to determine
whether they are accurate and fair. While such reviews should take place
annually, they are particularly crucial when, as now, property values have
suffered deep declines in value. In this climate, an annual tax assessment
often is too high and should be appealed.
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Court Enjoins Portion of Governor Christie's Executive Order Imposing Moratorium on COAH
Proceedings -
On February 9, 2010, Governor Chris Christie issued an Executive Order staying proceedings of the
Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”) for 90 days, and creating a task force charged with devising
a way to replace the COAH process. On February 19, 2010, the Appellate Division issued an order
enjoining the halting of COAH proceedings, but allowing that task force to commence its work.
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Local Units Must Adopt Identity Theft Policy to Comply with Newly Effective FTC Regulations -
Any local unit that operates a utility or other activity that extends credit (i.e. bills consumers for utility services
after they are received) must adopt an identity theft policy as required by the United States Federal Trade
Commission (“FTC”). In response to the growing threat of identity theft, FTC regulations, effective as of August 1, 2009,
require local utilities and those local units extending credit to adopt “red flag” practices that are intended to prevent
and highlight potential instances of identity theft.
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Shrinking Employer Liability Under Title VII -
The United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Huston v. The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Corporation
clarified which employees
qualify as “management level” in
the context of Title VII hostile
work environment claims. A
person responsible for the mere
oversight of an employee's
assignment or task may not be
considered "management."
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information.
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