Nobrega v. Edison Glen Associates

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

STEIN, J.

Plaintiffs are ninety homeowners who purchased condominium units from Petitioners Edison Glen Associates and its individual partners (Edison Glen), the developers and sellers of those units. We granted certification to decide whether the New Residential Real Estate Off-Site Conditions Disclosure Act (“Disclosure Act” or “Act”), N.J.S.A. 46:3C-1 to -12, authorizes lawsuits against Edison Glen under the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to - 85, for knowingly failing to disclose to plaintiffs the existence of toxic waste sites in close…