Beware of remediation on adjacent property! The need to review and negotiate Access Agreements

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
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Beware of  environmental remediation on property adjacent to yours!  Spurred by new changes to the state’s environmental remediation laws (SRRA), more and more property owners are facing the dilemma of  what to do when  an environmental remediation contractor requests access to your property as part of  an enviromental remediation project ocurring on an adjacent property. […]

Awaiting the New Jersey Supreme Court decision on Morristown Associates vs. Grant Oil. Key decision on statute of limitations for Spill Act recovery/contribution action

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
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The New Jersey State Supreme Court will soon decide whether a  six (6) year statute of limitations applies for Spill Act contribution/recovery actions- and at what point does the statute of limitations begin to toll.   Lawyers, developers, property owners, and the business community are awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling in Morristown Associates v. Grant […]

May 2014 Deadline for completing Remedial Investigation!

Thursday, October 17th, 2013
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May 2014 Remedial Investigation Completion Deadline is drawing close The May 7, 2014 deadline for  completing the required Remedial Investigation is drawing close.   The  New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1 et seq.), or SRRA,  requires NJDEP to undertake direct oversight of a remediation of most contaminated sites when the person responsible for […]

Please visit the newly revised North Jersey District Water Supply Commission website

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013
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Kudos and thanks to the NJDWSC staff for their work on the newly revised, user friendly website.  Please vist the new site: www.njdwsc.com

Hackensack attorney among three nominated for seats on the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission

Monday, June 13th, 2011
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BY WILLIAM LAMB STAFF WRITER The Record A politically connected Hackensack attorney was one of three people whom Governor Christie nominated on Monday to serve on the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. Alan S. Ashkinaze of Oradell, whose law practice has offices in Hackensack and Nyack, N.Y., served on the New Jersey steering committee […]

Important Spill Act decision

Monday, March 28th, 2011
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On March 23, 2011, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an important decision regarding a property owner’s liability pursuant to the New Jersey Spill Act. In NJDEP v. Dimant, the Appellate Court held that liability under the Spill Act requires proof of some nexus (or connection) between the use or discharge of a hazardous substance […]

Suggestions on leasing a gasoline station

Thursday, January 6th, 2011
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This is an article I wrote for the New Jersey Gasoline Retailers Association in December 2008. Despite the span of time, and the implementation of SRRA, the suggestions here are worth reviewing.  Although this was  written for operating a gasoline station, the suggestions here are also applicable to many other environmentally sensitive or  environmentally contaminated […]

SRRA: so far, so good

Friday, October 8th, 2010
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Since the implementation of SRRA, the pace of obtaining ISRA approvals and final approvals  (RAO) for  current remediation cases  has significantly quickened.  During the last several months, many of my clients have obtained ISRA approvals in  transactions (some “easy” cases, others more difficult) in a fraction of the time they thought possible.  Additionally, many clients with long “open” […]

LEASING GASOLINE STATIONS: AVOIDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL TRAP

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
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Part One in a Two Part Series By Alan Ashkinaze Leasing a gasoline station in the current economy is fraught with many challenges; and one of the most important (yet overlooked) challenges is avoiding the environmental traps caused by the actions or inactions of your tenant. Lessors of gasoline service stations live in constant fear […]

Boutiques Find Strength in Unity

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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By Kris W, Scibiorski In a world of ever growing legal behemoths, a small band of highly skilled outsiders is trying to hang on to their hard won niche practices.Admittedly, the efforts of the New Jersey chapter of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF) are unlikely to make much of a blockbuster action […]