{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-app.a-9-51.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § App.A:9-51.2","heading":"Prohibition by ordinance of construction or repair of buildings during emergency","body":"The governing body of any municipality in a disaster area may, by ordinance,  prohibit the construction, reconstruction or repair of buildings and structures  in any part of the municipality if it shall find that:\n(a) essential facilities such as roads and water and sewerage systems will not be available and usable during the period of emergency or any part thereof;   or\n(b) the damage or loss to buildings and structures in the prohibited area exceeds an amount equal to 20% of the total assessed value based at 100% of true value, at the time of the disaster, of the buildings and structures in such area.\nL.1962, c. 44, s. 2.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"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":"5d9a68f430bc15779db33e198b94765ef2e66839259d1256a73402a037d57430","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-app.a-9-51.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-app.a-9-51.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}