ABRAHAMSEN v. LAUREL GARDENS LTD.


276 N.J. Super. 199 (1993)

647 A.2d 869

WARREN ABRAHAMSEN, JOYCE ABRAHAMSEN, FERRIS ANTOON, DEANNA ANTOON, JEFFREY ANTOON, ROBERT BARRY, MICHAEL BASSO, DEBORAH BASSO, VERONICA BATTAGLIA, JACKSON BLAIR, MARGARET BLAIR, JEFFREY BONNER, RICHARD BRUSCA, JOSEPHINE BRUSCA, DIANE CALIFANO, JOHN COFFEY, KENNETH COLEMAN, MARY COLEMAN, JOSEPH COLETTI, ELAINE COLETTI, ALFRED CONHAGEN, III, BARBARA CONHAGEN, HARALAMBOS DAKAS, MARIA DAKAS, LORI DARS, CHAUNCEY DAVIS, WILLIAM DEMETER, HERMINA DEMETER, ROBERT FARRELL, ROSEMARY FARRELL, HOWARD FISHER, ANN FISHER, ANTHONY FOTI, MARGARET FOTI, MICHAEL FRIEDMAN, CANDY FRIEDMAN, JAMES GARRAHAN, FRANCES GERMAINE, ELLEN GERMAINE, MARIE GILLESPIE, MORRIS GLIKLICH, BETTY GLIKLICH, ROBERT GOLDEN, GALE GOLDEN, TED GRAY, COLEEN GRAY, DENNIS GRIBBEN, ALAN GUTKOWSKI, ROBERT HESSLEIN, JAMES HIGGINS, CHRISTINE HOIE, DEREK JANOWICZ, BARBARA JANOWICZ, CRAIG KAHL-WINTER, DYANNA KAHL-WINTER, JACQUELINE KAST, JAMES KULAGA, MAUREEN KULAGA, JOSEPH LAPRESTI, BILLIE LAPRESTI, ALLISON LEHMAN, FREDERICK LEONG, JOHN LITOWINSKY, CARMINE LOMANTO, ROBERT MAGNARELLI, THOMAS MAHER, GEORGE MANUEL, PATRICIA MARRA, FAE MARTOCCI, JOSEPH MASSARO, LOUIS MASSARO, MAE MASSARO, SALVATORE MASSARO, ANNMARIE MASSARO, SALVATORE MASSARO, JR., EMMA MENZZOPANE, DAVID MILLER, CYNTHIA MILLER, EDWARD MINISTRI, EDWARD MONSAERT, DORIS MONSAERT, TOM MOTTO, FRANCESCO A. MUSSORRAFITI, ANGELINA C. MUSSORRAFITI, JOSEPH MUSSORRAFITI, ROBERT NEGRA, HENRY NEWTON, SHIRLEY NEWTON, JOSEPH PALLITTO, YIN PAN, HELEN PRIDE, GUY RAYNER, MARIE REBALKO, JAMES REESE, WAYNE RICKARD, KATHERINE RICKARD, DOLORES ROBINSON, HENRY ROBINSON, STEVEN ROCHE, DONNA RUDDY, ANGELA SCOTTI-CHESWICK, DAVID STEIN, EDWARD T. TOGNOLA, PATRICIA A. TOGNOLA, GUY VANDERVLIET, NANCY VANDERVLIET, FRANK VERANO, EDITH VERANO, LLOYD WALLING, GAIL WALLING, PATRICIA WARDELL, PAUL WEINSTEIN, THOMAS WHITE, RONALD WOLLNER, THERESA YOURIE, CHARLES ZEBROWSKI, MICHAEL ZILLY, PATRICIA ZILLY, PLAINTIFFS, v. LAUREL GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A NEW JERSEY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, EATONTOWN-LAUREL ASSOCIATES, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, HARBEN MANAGEMENT CO., INC., HARRY B. BRAUNSTEIN, BENJAMIN B. BRAUNSTEIN, STANLEY BENOWITZ, BERNICE KAHN, LAUREL GARDENS CO-OP, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, POUGHKEEPSIE SAVINGS BANK, FSB, RIVERDALE TIMBER RIDGE, INC., STEPHEN H. SCHUSTER AND NETWORK APPRAISAL COMPANY, INC., JOHN DOES 1-10 AND ABC CORPS. 1-10, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Monmouth County.

Amended Opinion Filed January 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Cirafesi for Plaintiffs (Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys).

S. Robert Allcorn for Defendants (Rabner, Allcorn & Meislik, P.C., attorneys).


FISHER, J.S.C.

I

INTRODUCTION

This case involves the interpretation and construction of New Jersey's Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act (PREDFDA)1, an act which has been rarely examined by our courts. One hundred eighteen owners (plaintiffs) in a cooperative real estate development known as "Laurel Gardens" in Eatontown, New Jersey, claim that the developers, successor developers, and certain...

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