Supreme Court of New Jersey

Property Owners Association of North Bergen, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. the Township of North Bergen, a…

September 12, 197774 N.J. 327

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the lower courts, holding that the North Bergen rent‑control amendments that froze rents for senior tenants and required landlords to subsidize those tenants constitute an unconstitutional taking of property without due process and violate the requirement that rent‑control schemes permit a just and reasonable return.