R. 8:6-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 8:6-1: Discovery; Exchange of Appraisals and Comparable Sales and Rentals, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 8:6-1 "Discovery; Exchange of Appraisals and Comparable Sales and Rentals" {
(a) Discovery. Discovery may be taken in accordance with the provisions of R. 4:10-1 through R. 4:18-2 and R. 4:22 through R. 4:25 insofar as applicable except as follows:
(1) In state tax cases (other than small claims cases) leave of court, granted with or without notice, must be obtained if a party seeks to take a deposition by oral examination prior to the expiration of 60 days after service of the complaint.
(2) In state tax cases initial discovery requests shall be made within 90 days of the filing of the answer to the complaint. At any time, the court, in its discretion, or by agreement be-tween the parties, may modify or reopen the time to initiate or complete discovery. All discovery shall be completed no less than 30 days before trial except upon leave of court. Requests for admission shall be served in a separate document so titled and shall not be combined with interrogatories, document production requests, or any other mate-rial. All interrogatory answers shall first state the question and then beneath the question state the answer to that question. In state tax cases, discovery shall not be served or answered on eCourts Tax.
(3) In actions to review any equalization table, answers to interrogatories shall be served within 20 days from the date of service of the interrogatories.
(4) In local property tax cases assigned to the Small Claims Track under the provisions of R. 8:11, discovery shall be limited to the property record card for the subject premises, inspection of the subject premises, a closing statement if there has been a sale of the subject premises within three (3) years of the assessing date, the costs of improvements within three (3) years of the assessing date, income, expense and lease information for income-producing property and information relating to a claim of damage to the property occurring between October 1 of the pretax year and January 1 of the tax year pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-35.1. The court in its discretion may grant additional discovery for good cause shown. In small claims cases, discovery shall not be served or answered on eCourts Tax.
(5) In local property tax cases, interrogatories and requests for production of documents shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the Tax Court. In local property tax cases, discovery shall not be served or answered on eCourts Tax.
(6) In local property tax cases the following time limits shall be applicable to discovery:
(i) Small Claims Track Cases. Discovery shall be completed within 75 days of the filing of the complaint. A discovery request for the items specified in R. 8:6- 1(a)(4) shall be responded to within 30 days after being served with the request.
(ii) Standard Track Cases. Discovery shall be completed within 150 days of the filing of the complaint.
(iii) Complex Track Cases. Discovery shall be completed within 150 days of the filing of the complaint unless extended by the court.
(iv) Expedited Track Cases. Discovery shall be completed within the time set by the court.
(v) Farmland and Exemption Track. Discovery shall be completed within 150 days of the filing of the complaint.
(b) Exchange of Appraisals and Comparable Sales and Rentals. Where the valuation of property is an issue:
(1) A party intending to rely upon the testimony of any person testifying as a valuation expert must furnish an expert report containing the information in R. 8:6-1(b)(2). A party intending to rely upon the testimony of any person testifying as a valuation expert shall furnish each opposing party with a copy of the written appraisal report of the expert as follows:
(i) Standard Track Cases. Thirty (30) days prior to the trial date as designated by the court. The submission of this written appraisal report is in addition to the requirement that plaintiff's counsel furnish an appraisal or a demand for reduction in assessment with support therefore to counsel for defendant pursuant to R. 8:6-8.
(ii) Small Claims Track. Twenty (20) days prior to the trial date set forth in the case management notice or 20 days prior to such other trial date as designated by the court.
(iii) All Other Track Cases. As directed by the court.
(iv) The court in its discretion may grant additional time for discovery following the exchange of appraisal reports.
(2) A party intending to rely on sales or rentals of comparable properties shall furnish each opposing party with a list of comparable sales or rentals intended to be established by proof which list shall set forth as to each sale or rental the location of the property by block, lot, street, street number and municipality and, as to each sale, the name of seller and purchaser, date of sale, the consideration, book and page number of the recording of the deed and, if available, the form SR1A identification number of the Division of Taxation and, as to each rental, name of landlord and tenant, date of lease and relevant lease terms. Such list shall be submitted as directed by the court or as follows:
(i) Standard Track Cases. Thirty (30) days prior to the trial date as designated by the court.
(ii) Small Claims Track. Twenty (20) days prior to the trial date set forth in the case management notice or such other trial date as designated by the court.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979. Amended July 8, 1980 to be effective July 15, 1980; paragraph (a) amended July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended and caption amended July 15, 1982 to be effective September 13, 1982; paragraph (b)(1)(iii) adopted July 22, 1983 to be effective September 12, 1983; paragraph (a)(4) adopted November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987; paragraph (a)(5) adopted July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; new paragraph (a)(1) added, former paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) amended and redesignated as paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), and (a)(4), and former paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(5) redesignated as paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6) July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; Rule 8:6 caption amended, paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008; paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(4) amended July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014; subparagraphs (a)(2) and (a)(5) amended July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018; subparagraph (a)(4) amended July 31, 2020 to be effective September 1, 2020; subparagraph (a)(2) amended July 15, 2024 to be effective September 1, 2024.
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referenced_by: 8:6-6
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02