257-261 20TH AVENUE, REALTY, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Alessandro ROBERTO, Defendant-Respondent, and
Fanny Roberto, wife of Alessandro Roberto, Keller Depken Fuel Oil Company Inc., a/k/a Hop Energy LLC, and Midland Funding LLC, Defendants.
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Argued September 23, 2024.
Decided January 9, 2025.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Elliott J. Almanza argued the cause for appellant (Goldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer, Bonchi & Gill, attorneys; Elliott J. Almanza and Keith A. Bonchi, Atlantic City, of counsel and on the briefs).
Glenn R. Reiser argued the cause for respondent (Shapiro Croland Reiser Apfel & Di Iorio, attorneys; Glenn R. Reiser Hackensack, and Ilan S. Danon, on the briefs).
Russell M. Finestein argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Land Title Association (Finestein & Malloy, attorneys; Russell M. Finestein, Michael D. Malloy, Cranford, and Daniel L. Finestein, on the brief).
Adam D. Greenberg argued the cause for amicus curiae National Tax Lien Association, Inc. (Honig & Greenberg, and Law Offices of Gary C. Zeitz, attorneys; Adam D. Greenberg, Voorhees, and Robin London-Zeitz, Cherry Hill, on the brief).
Christina M. Martin of the Washington, Oregon, and Florida bars, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation (Pacific Legal Foundation, attorneys; Jonathan M. Houghton, Christina M. Martin, and David J. Deerson of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief).
Maryann Flanigan Sutherland argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Legal Services of New Jersey, attorneys; Maryann Flanigan Sutherland, Dawn K. Miller, Robert Casagrand, Wayne, Rebecca Schore, Newark, Jeremy Silberman, and David McMillin, on the brief).
Jean P. Reilly, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Jean P. Reilly, of counsel and on the brief, and Jonathan B. Peitz, Assistant Attorney General, and Michelline Capistrano Foster, Mark Fischer, Valerie Hamilton, James Robinson, Chandra M. Arkema, Judith M. O'Malley, Timothy Kawira, and Linzhi Wang, Deputy Attorneys General, on the brief).
Lisa M. Leili submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Invest Newark (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, attorneys; Lisa M. Leili and Rahool Patel, Morristown, of counsel and on the brief).
CHIEF JUSTICERABNER delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we consider whether the Tax Sale Law (TSL), N.J.S.A. 54:5-1 to -137, violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We evaluate the version of the law in effect before it was amended in 2024. L. 2024,
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