{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-56-20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:56-20","heading":"Abandonment of improvement;  reimbursement of costs to participants","body":"When a municipality shall abandon a proposed improvement, or repeal the improvement ordinance, it shall make payment to owners and other parties who appeared in the proceedings, of their reasonable costs, expenses and counsel fees to be fixed by a judge of the Superior Court.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 700, s. 184, eff. March 19, 1953.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"248753445619493cfc4a1a140b03da81358e3e262a4c8165ca03ea40fed0954d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-56-19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-56-20.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}