Legal Opinion
Hutton Park Gardens v. Town Council
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 11, 1975PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
P ashman, J.
Having held that regulation of rents is within the powers delegated by the Legislature to municipalities under N. J. S. A. 40:48-2, Inganamort v. Fort Lee, 62 N. J. 521 (1973), this Court is now presented with various questions concerning when and how municipalities may exercise that power.
West Orange adopted a rent control ordinance, No. 247 -72, in October 1973. It has since amended the ordinance twice (Ordinances Nos. 276-73, 287-73), each time imposing additional restrictions on the freedom of landlords within the municipality to raise…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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