Fimbel Door Corp. v. Readington Township

AXELRAD, J.T.C.

This matter is before the court upon the municipality’s motion to dismiss the taxpayer’s local property tax complaint with prejudice. The taxpayer had appealed the $4.2 million assessment for the 1998 tax year on its property located at 12 Coddington Road, Readington Township, designated as Block 36, Lot 44.02, to the Hunterdon County Board of Taxation. On April 28,1998, counsel for the municipality filed a motion, supported by certifications, with the board to dismiss the complaint with prejudice for the taxpayer’s failure, or refusal, to respond to the request for income and…