FAQs • Pompton Lakes, NJ • CivicEngage

If my property is in the redevelopment area, can it be taken with eminent domain?: No! Eminent domain cannot be used unless the municipality first undertakes the area in need of redevelopment study WITH CONDEMNATION. This must be declared at the beginning of the process. If this is not declared, the municipality may not use eminent domain for the purposes of redevelopment. If a municipality later decides it won’t to retain the power of eminent domain, it must complete the study again with that designation explicitly declared. To date, Pompton Lakes has no areas where eminent domain can be used for redevelopment.

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Redevelopment

1. If my property is in the redevelopment area, can it be taken with eminent domain?: No! Eminent domain cannot be used unless the municipality first undertakes the area in need of redevelopment study WITH CONDEMNATION. This must be declared at the beginning of the process. If this is not declared, the municipality may not use eminent domain for the purposes of redevelopment. If a municipality later decides it won’t to retain the power of eminent domain, it must complete the study again with that designation explicitly declared. To date, Pompton Lakes has no areas where eminent domain can be used for redevelopment.