DKM Residential Properties Corp. v. Township of Montgomery

We granted certification in this matter to determine whether the Uniform Construction Code Act, N.J.S.A 52:27D-119 to -141 (UCC Act), permits a municipal construction official to cite a developer for a construction code violation in respect of property that has been conveyed and for which a certificate of occupancy has issued. The Appellate Division concluded that municipal officials lacked authority to act in those circumstances. DKM Residential Props. Corp. v. Tp. of Montgomery, 363 N.J.Super. 80, 83, 831 A.2d 110 (2003). Because we discern no such limitation to be express or implied from…