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· 2/20/1986

Hills Dev. Co. v. Bernards Tp. in Somerset Cty.

Citations

  • 510 A.2d 621
  • 103 N.J. 1
  • 1986 N.J. LEXIS 868

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that because legislative and administrative action is preferable to judicial action relating to affordable housing, Legislature is entitled to “particularly strong deference”
  • upholding Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -328, as an adequate and valid legislative response to this Court's fair-housing decisions
  • upholding Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -328, as an adequate and valid legislative response to this Court’s fair-housing decisions
  • reviewing Court’s requests to Legislature to act when explaining, in part, reasoning for strong deference to Legislature
  • upholding and explaining the Fair Housing Act, and concluding that on the facts before it none of the cases satisfied the \manifest injustice\ standard required to avoid transfer to the COAH
  • upholding and explaining the Fair Housing Act, and concluding that on the facts before it none of the cases satisfied the “manifest injustice” standard required to avoid transfer to the COAH

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Judges: Wilentz

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