Day: July 24, 2024

NJ Supreme Court Rules Owners of Vacant Commercial Lots Have Duty to Maintain Sidewalks

NJ Supreme Court Rules Owners of Vacant Commercial Lots Have Duty to Maintain Sidewalks

In Padilla v. Young Il An (A-43-22/087862) (Decided June 13, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that owners of vacant commercial lots have a common law duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting those lots in reasonably good condition. Facts of Padilla v. Young Il An In September