By C. Michael Gan | Published June 21, 2021 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant | Tagged Tags: Commercial property owner and snow removal, Injury caused by slipping on snow, Liability for ice removal, Liability for snow removal, Ongoing storm rule, Personal injury risks associated with slipping on snow | Comments Off on Commercial Landowner’s Duty to Remove Snow and Ice During a Storm
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Commercial Landowner’s Duty to Remove Snow and Ice During a Storm
In New Jersey, do commercial property owners have a duty to remove snow and ice from their property while it is still snowing or raining? Except in unusual circumstances, the New Jersey Supreme Court says no. On June 10, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision held that a commercial landowner does Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Courts Make it Easier for Commercial Landlords to Change the Locks and for Lenders to Foreclose
The COVID pandemic began in March of 2020 and placed many individuals, businesses and mortgage lenders in circumstances which seemingly only ever existed in their wildest dreams. Among those impacted by the pandemic, were landlords and tenants, both residential and commercial. Landlords needed to continue collecting rent, or have the ability to find tenants who Read More
Read MoreToxic Mercury in Gym Flooring Used by Our Children
We have a giant mercury exposure problem in our New Jersey schools. Rubberized flooring found in school gyms cracks over time. And some, not all of the flooring products have been determined to emit mercury when the cracks form. The cracks become a pathway for the mercury to be released into the environment so that Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Appeals Court Says “Ongoing Storm Rule” No Longer Applies to Commercial Real Estate — Will This Lead to A Slippery Slope?
For years many lawyers and property owners in New Jersey believed that the “ongoing storm rule” was applicable in this state. Under that rule a commercial property owner had no duty to treat or remove snow or ice during a storm. The duty arose after the storm ended at which time reasonable removal efforts had Read More
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