Legal Opinion
Hunterdon Medical Center v. Township of Readington
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 14, 2008No. A-17 September Term 2007PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
In New Jersey, all real property is subject to local property taxation, N.J.S.A. 54:4-1, unless its use has been exempted. See N.J. Const., art. VIII, § 1, ¶ 2 (authorizing legislatively sanctioned tax exemptions based on property’s use). One such exemption is found in N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6, which exempts real property used in the work of various nonprofit organizations, including “all buildings actually used in the work of associations and corporations organized exclusively for hospital purposes.”
The issue raised is the applicability of that exemption to a rural hospital’s off-site building that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cedars of Lebanon Hospital v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Paper Mill Playhouse v. Millburn TownshipSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- City of Long Branch v. Monmouth Medical CenterNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Princeton Tp. v. Tenacre FoundationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Monmouth Medical Center v. City of Long BranchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Advance Housing, Inc. v. Township of TeaneckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
- Advance Housing v. Tp. of TeaneckNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2011
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