New Jersey Eases the Process for Commercial Evictions Last summer, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order beginning the resumption of landlord/tenant (“LLT”) cases during the global COVID-19 pandemic. While commercial evictions never fully stopped, these cases...
New Jersey Appellate Division Rules Continued Use of an Arbitrator After Engaging in Settlement Discussions Need Not Be Memorialized in Writing. In Pami Realty, LLC v. Locations XIX Inc., the New Jersey Appellate Division, reversed a trial determination...
New Jersey Permanently Authorizes Remote Notarizations On July 22, 2021, New Jersey enacted the new bill A-4250/S-2508 (the “Act”) to permanently authorizes remote notarizations effective on October 20, 2021. The Act authorizes a notary located in New Jersey...
New Jersey Enhanced Penalties for Employee Misclassification This summer New Jersey enacted three bills amending the Worker Misclassification Package which intensified the penalties imposed against employers that misclassify workers. The Worker Misclassification Package, originally enacted in 2020, granted...
Rethinking Force Majeure in Commercial Real Estate Translated from its French origin, the term force majeure literally refers to a “superior force”—one that is “neither anticipated nor controlled.” New Jersey Dept. of Envtl. Prot. v. Bayshore Reg’l Sewerage...
Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust & Tax Incentives A Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust (“CRUT” or “Trust”) is an irrevocable agreement that will provide an income stream to the donor or a named beneficiary for life or a term of...
