Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

That will depend on the zoning ordinance (the town law) for the town where the commercial property is located. I am puzzled that the town did not require the use to stay the same; did the town issue certificates of occupancy to each of these businesses?

You really want to sit down with a zoning attorney (I do this work) and get a certificate of occupancy and maybe a zoning cert.

What you do NOT want to do is put a lot of money into the property, and then have the town issue a stop work order or shut down your business.

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