Harry's Village, Inc. v. Egg Harbor Township

I concur in the majority opinion of Justice Pollock except insofar as it applies the second rent increase retroactively. To this extent, the Court has misapplied the law governing the relations of landlords and tenants in New Jersey. Moreover, the Court presents no justification for this result. On this narrow issue, I therefore dissent.

The majority properly concludes that when a rent control board or a court grants a rent increase pursuant to a rent control ordinance, the rent increase may not take effect until the landlord has given the tenants a valid notice to quit and notice of the rent…