Tag: Sewer ordinance

NJ Supreme Court Decides Sewer Rights Case

NJ Supreme Court Decides Sewer Rights Case

In 388 Route 22 Readington Realty Holdings, LLC v. Township of Readington, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed the circumstances under which a municipality may exercise its discretion to repurchase unused sewer capacity. While the state’s highest court ultimately upheld the sewer ordinance, it concluded that its blanket policy of

NJ Appeals Court Upholds Municipality’s Sewer Ordinance

NJ Appeals Court Upholds Municipality’s Sewer Ordinance

The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently upheld a sewer ordinance enacted by the Borough of Lodi. In Arnot 40 Realty, LLC v. Borough of Lodi, the panel found that the ordinance, which significantly raised rates for non-residential sewer usage, was not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable. The