Hoffman v. Borough of Neptune City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

This matter is before the court pursuant to a writ of certiorari to review the validity of an ordinance of the Borough of Neptune City, last amended on February 23d, 1948.

In 1946, the prosecutor, Drayton I. Hoffman, purchased a five acre tract of land in the Borough of Neptune City on which a trailer camp was being operated. He paid $9,000 for the land and, early in 1947, made additional 'improvements, which included the erection of a building containing rest rooms, at a cost of $3,200.

Prosecutor charges his trailer tenants $20 per month for…