Land Use, Eminent Domain & Condemnation

Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC has significant experience in land use matters. The firm has successfully represented clients in applications before local Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Adjustment, as well as before regional agencies such as County Planning Boards, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, the Tidelands Resource Council, the New Jersey Departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection, and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Lite DePalma Greenberg attorneys have also handled numerous land use and redevelopment lawsuits, both at the trial level and on appeal, including in both the Appellate Division and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The unique perspective that the firm brings to land use litigation has encouraged not only developers, but also municipalities and objectors to development, to retain Lite DePalma Greenberg.

Significant land use matters that Lite DePalma Greenberg attorneys have handled include representing developers in precedent-setting cases on variances for “inherently beneficial” uses, successfully objecting to a proposed development that would have adversely affected the area in Paterson Great Falls Historic District, and representing townships in Somerset, Essex and Gloucester Counties as special land use counsel. The firm has also represented a board of adjustment in Bergen County.

In the eminent domain and condemnation areas, the firm’s attorneys have represented both the property owners and condemning authorities. Among other cases, Lite DePalma Greenberg obtained an excellent settlement for a property owner facing condemnation to make way for the Newark sports arena, and successfully represented a municipality that needed to condemn a group of properties in order to construct a new municipal complex.

Handling eminent domain and condemnation cases from the perspectives of both condemning authorities and the property owners and representing developers, municipalities and objectors in zoning matters, gives Lite DePalma Greenberg attorneys the insight and experience to provide outstanding representation to clients in these sensitive areas of the law. The firm’s attorneys develop effective strategies that take into consideration the legal issues and the unique business concerns of our clients. Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC acts cost effectively to achieve the best results for clients, whether by negotiation or trial.