Bill Reforming NJ Institutional Lien Law Signed by Governor Codey
After two years, the efforts of the Community Health Law Project
and other organizations have finally paid off. On December 13,
2004, the state Assembly passed A-779, and on February 14, 2005,
the Senate passed its version of the same bill, S-880, which
reforms the way liens are placed on...
COAH Adopts Townhouse Accessibility Requirement
On December 20, 2004, new rules adopted by the Council on
Affordable Housing, the agency responsible for administering New
Jersey's Fair Housing Act, went into effect. Notable among the
new substantive rules is N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.21(a), which requires
that ten percent of all affordable townh...
Exceptions and Appeals Process for Dual Eligibles
May 7, 2008
David Fish, Regulatory Officer
Office of Legal and Regulatory Services
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 110, 13th Floor
Trenton, N.J. 08625-0110
By ordinary mail and fax to: (609) 292-8246
Re: Comments on Proposed S-RAP Rules and Amend...
Accessible Residential Construction Cases Succeed on Appeal
On December 1, 2005, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed a 2004
appellate court decision that had in turn reversed two Middlesex
County trial court decisions. The trial courts had dismissed
claims on statute of limitations grounds. David Popiel, senior
managing attorney of the Community...
CHLP Wins Case of First Impression, in Appellate Division
On February 17, 2004, the New Jersey Appellate Division
decidedBurns v. Edwards, Jr. (A-2683-02T5), reversing a lower
court order establishing a child support obligation on the part
of the defendant, whose sole source of income is Supplemental
Security Income (SSI). The court accepted the...
Motorized Wheelchair Lemon Law
New Jersey's wheelchair lemon law, which has been in effect since
1996, is an underutilized tool for those with motorized
wheelchairs or scooters that are not functioning properly. If you
own or lease a motorized wheelchair or scooter and notify the
manufacturer or lessor of the problem w...
