NJ Supreme Court sides with Seaside Park in eminent domain case

New Jersey law does not require municipalities say in ordinances why they need land they seek to claim through eminent domain.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 619

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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New Jersey law does not require municipalities to say why they need land they seek to claim through eminent domain, the state’s Supreme Court said in a divided ruling Monday.

In a 6 to 1 decision, the justices ruled that towns are not required to state the public use that prompts them to claim property through eminent domain, resolving Seaside Park’s yearslong quest to claim the Desert Palm Inn, a motel it …

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