Michael J. Coskey

Mike provides counsel on the implementation of redevelopment law, and on challenges to redevelopment designations including condemnation actions, under New Jersey’s Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LRHL). He assists clients in obtaining development approvals and land use variances under New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL). He negotiates and drafts financial agreements (Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT agreements) under New Jersey’s Long Term Tax Exemption Law.  

Mike has significant expertise in complex property tax appeals, guiding clients in full compliance with all procedural requirements and aggressively advocating for a fair and equitable valuation. He advises on valuation and revaluation, exemptions, abatements and farmland assessment qualifications, and in responses to Chapter 91 income and expense requests from municipal tax assessors to the owners of income-producing properties. Mike has successfully negotiated significant reductions in assessments and tax liability on behalf of numerous commercial property owners. He appears on behalf of clients at hearings before the County Board of Taxation and in trials before the New Jersey Tax Court and represents clients in the defense of reverse tax appeals. His experience includes municipal tax appeals involving casinos, office complexes, corporate headquarters, industrial facilities, oil refineries, gas stations, warehouses, hotels, banks, telecommunication facilities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, apartment buildings and condominiums.  

Mike’s experience also encompasses the representation of mortgage lenders and servicers in foreclosure, loan restructuring, and lien priority disputes, and in the defense of affirmative claims brought under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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