Supreme Court of New Jersey
John F. Inganamort, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Borough of Fort Lee, Defendants-Respondents; Fort Lee…
June 25, 197362 N.J. 521
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the State Constitution does not forbid delegating rent‑control authority to municipalities, that the Legislature has granted such power through the Home Rule statutes N.J.S.A. 40:48‑2 and 40:69A‑30, and that no current State statute preempts municipal rent‑control ordinances; consequently the Court reversed the judgment in Harris v. North Bergen and remanded for further proceedings, while affirming the decisions in Inganamort v. Fort Lee and Continental Gardens v. River Edge.