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New Jersey’s Data Center Boom and the Growing Land-Use Challenge

By | Published June 2, 2026 | Posted in Land Use | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey’s Data Center Boom and the Growing Land-Use Challenge

Across New Jersey, data centers are emerging as a significant land-use concern as rising volumes of data, expanding cloud services, and growing digital demand drive developers to seek large development sites. Although these data facilities support the broader data economy, they also occupy land that might otherwise be allocated to housing, open space, commercial activity, Read More

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Understanding Restrictive Deed Covenants in New Jersey: Creation, Requirements, Modification, and Dissolution

By | Published January 5, 2026 | Posted in dissolving deed restrictions New Jersey, land use covenants NJ, Lieberman Blecher Sinkevich restrictive covenant law, modifying restrictive covenants NJ, New Jersey restrictive covenants, NJ deed restrictions, property law restrictive deeds, Stuart Lieberman NJ environmental and property attorney | Comments Off on Understanding Restrictive Deed Covenants in New Jersey: Creation, Requirements, Modification, and Dissolution

Restrictive covenants—sometimes called deed restrictions—are private agreements that limit how real property may be used. In New Jersey, these covenants often appear directly in a deed or in a separate recorded document and can regulate everything from land use to building size to permissible activities on a parcel. Courts recognize them as binding promises that Read More

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Real Estate Law Spotlight: Beachfront Property Obstruction in Stone Harbor

By | Published November 24, 2025 | Posted in Real Estate | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Real Estate Law Spotlight: Beachfront Property Obstruction in Stone Harbor

When it comes to beachfront property, few things are as prized as an unobstructed view of the ocean. But what happens when neighbors disagree over what “open view” really means? A recent decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division sheds light on how restrictive covenants can shape property rights along the shore. The Case: Gallo Read More

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Historic PFAS Trial Begins as New Jersey Takes on DuPont

By | Published May 23, 2025 | Posted in PFAS, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Historic PFAS Trial Begins as New Jersey Takes on DuPont

The long-anticipated environmental trial between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and chemical giant DuPont officially began yesterday, marking a pivotal moment in the fight against PFAS contamination in New Jersey. Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich is closely following this landmark case, and partner Stuart Lieberman was in the Camden court room for the Read More

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MOVING A PIER LOCATION IN NJ CAN CAUSE COMPLICATIONS.

By | Published April 2, 2024 | Posted in Environmental Law, Land Use | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on MOVING A PIER LOCATION IN NJ CAN CAUSE COMPLICATIONS.

A state appellate court has just upheld a DEP decision denying a homeowner’s application to move a pier by six feet from its prior location. The DEP held, and the Court agreed, that moving the pier resulted in its losing its “legacy status” and therefore new, more restrictive rules apply. The case is entitled Dunn Read More

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Law Firm Stops Franklin Township Two Warehouse Proposal

By | Published September 29, 2023 | Posted in Land Use | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Law Firm Stops Franklin Township Two Warehouse Proposal

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich has prevailed in its effort to block a warehouse proposal in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.  The project, referred to as the “B9” application, was to construct two warehouses near and along what the Township refers to as a scenic corridor.  On September 26, 2023 the Franklin Township Planning Board Read More

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National Cancer Institute Launches Studies to Investigate Link Between PFAS and Various Cancers

By | Published April 18, 2023 | Posted in PFAS | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on National Cancer Institute Launches Studies to Investigate Link Between PFAS and Various Cancers

Perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) is one of thousands of chemicals in a family known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). In 2017, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) identified PFOA as a possible carcinogen in humans. To further science’s understanding of the carcinogenicity of PFAS, the National Cancer Institute’s (“NCI”) Division of Cancer Epidemiology Read More

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Court Reverses Hamilton Planning Board Decision Because Alternates Were Improperly Permitted to Cast Votes

By | Published April 3, 2023 | Posted in Land Use Regulation Program (LURP) | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Court Reverses Hamilton Planning Board Decision Because Alternates Were Improperly Permitted to Cast Votes

In New Jersey, our planning boards and land use boards all consist of regular members as well as alternate members. Alternate members are those members who participate when there is an absence or disqualification of a regular board member. Pursuant to NJSA 40: 55-D23 the question arises, when there is an open position on a Read More

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Appeals court upholds Industrial park requirements to undertake environmental cleanup but rejects DEP’s demands for penalties

By | Published March 21, 2023 | Posted in New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Appeals court upholds Industrial park requirements to undertake environmental cleanup but rejects DEP’s demands for penalties

A New Jersey appeals court has affirmed the decision of a New Jersey trial court requiring an industrial establishment to conduct a full environmental remediation at its property. This occurred in the case of Dorine Industrial Park Partnership versus NJ DEP, at al, which was decided on March 6, 2023. At issue was a business Read More

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Lieberman Blecher and Sinkevich Announces New Partner and New Associate

By | Published October 24, 2022 | Posted in Firm News | Comments Off on Lieberman Blecher and Sinkevich Announces New Partner and New Associate

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich, PC is proud to announce the naming of Ms. Brittany W. DeBord, Esq. as a shareholder. Brittany joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2016, with a focus on environmental law, including litigation, regulatory compliance and permitting, as well as toxic exposure litigation, real estate transactions, and land use matters. Read More

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  • On the Run: Runner/lawyer DeBord out to protect the environment she loves

    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

    When Brittany DeBord runs along the Delaware River canal towpath or on the trails of Tyler State Park, she doesn’t just appreciate the natural beauty of the...

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  • Gulf Coast Town Center facing foreclosure

    Naples Daily News, September 16, 2015

    Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against an affiliate of CBL & Associates, the owners of the decadeold, 1.2 million-square-foot mall in south Fort Myers for a $190.9 million unpaid loan. The center has 94 stores on 204 acres, with such anchors as Super Target, Belk, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Costco...

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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