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ROWE v. PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP

153 N.J. Super. 274 (1977)

379 A.2d 497

SHIRLEY ROWE, MARVIN TAYLOR, P.J. GRANT AND BARBARA GRANT, PLAINTIFFS, v. PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY; JACOB HELIG, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP; GEORGE KERSHAK, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE HOUSING INSPECTOR OF PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided September 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Michael S. Berger (American Civil Liberties Union); Ms. Linda R. Hurd (Camden Regional Legal Services, Inc.); Mr. Peter J. O'Connor (Messrs. O'Connor & Roose, attorneys), for plaintiffs.

Mr. George S. Friedman for defendants.

Mr. Allan H. Harbert for amicus curiae City of Bridgeton.

Mr. Carl S. Bisgaier, Deputy Director, for amicus curiae Division of Public Interest Advocacy, Department of the Public Advocate, and amicus curiae for City of Bridgeton and City of Camden.

GRUCCIO, J.S.C.

This matter involves an important issue, not yet determined in this State, namely, whether a municipality which displaces residents of its community by the affirmative act of building code enforcement is under a duty to assist those persons through relocation within the municipality. The question takes on special importance in the context of the present case, as plaintiffs who have been displaced are...

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