Property Owners Assn. of N. Bergen v. Tp. of N. Bergen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schreiber, J.

Twenty-five owners of apartment buildings filed a complaint in lieu of prerogative writ challenging the validity of amendments to a rent control ordinance passed by the Township of North Bergen. The provisions in question regulated rents for senior tenants who lived in the plaintiffs’ buildings located within the Township. Each of *331these structures contained between 7 and 400 dwelling units. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the trial judge declared the amendments invalid. The Appellate Division, in an unreported opinion, affirmed. We…