Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:73-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:73-1: Complaint, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Complaint
An action in condemnation shall be brought in the Superior Court in a summary manner pursuant to R. 4:67. The complaint shall include a statement showing the amount of compensation offered by the condemnor and a reasonable disclosure of the manner in which the amount has been calculated. Unless the court for good cause orders otherwise, reasonable disclosure by the condemnor shall include furnishing the condemnee with the map and a description of land to be acquired and identity of improvements to be acquired, if any; a statement of the full fair market value including a description of the appraisal valuation method or methods relied upon as well as a breakdown of the appraised value allocated to the land to be acquired, and improvements to be acquired, if any; and data concerning comparable sales or leases relied upon in determining the amount of compensation offered which shall include names of seller and purchaser or landlord and tenant, location of property by block, lot, street, street number, and municipality, date of sale or date and duration of lease, the consideration for the sale or amount of rent, and book and page number of the recording of the deed; and any unusual factors known to the condemnor which may affect value.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:92-1. Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:73-1 "Complaint" {
An action in condemnation shall be brought in the Superior Court in a summary manner pursuant to R. 4:67. The complaint shall include a statement showing the amount of compensation offered by the condemnor and a reasonable disclosure of the manner in which the amount has been calculated. Unless the court for good cause orders otherwise, reasonable disclosure by the condemnor shall include furnishing the condemnee with the map and a description of land to be acquired and identity of improvements to be acquired, if any; a statement of the full fair market value including a description of the appraisal valuation method or methods relied upon as well as a breakdown of the appraised value allocated to the land to be acquired, and improvements to be acquired, if any; and data concerning comparable sales or leases relied upon in determining the amount of compensation offered which shall include names of seller and purchaser or landlord and tenant, location of property by block, lot, street, street number, and municipality, date of sale or date and duration of lease, the consideration for the sale or amount of rent, and book and page number of the recording of the deed; and any unusual factors known to the condemnor which may affect value.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:92-1. Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-10; corpus harvested 2026-09-02
R. 4:73-2 → · chapter 4:73 · all rules
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