CONGREGATION AHAVATH TORAH v. ENGLEWOOD CITY


21 N.J. Tax 318 (2004)

CONGREGATION AHAVATH TORAH, PLAINTIFF, v. ENGLEWOOD CITY, DEFENDANT.

Tax Court of New Jersey.

January 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Wolf for plaintiff (Beckwith, Scolnick & Wolf, LLP, attorneys).

William F. Rupp for defendant (Rupp & Ten Hoeve, attorneys).


PIZZUTO, J.T.C.

This case presents the issue of whether a Jewish congregation may claim a property tax exemption for a residence used by a cantor. The claim is made under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6, which allows an exemption (the "Parsonage Exemption") for up to two buildings "actually occupied as a parsonage by the officiating clergymen of any religious corporation of this State." The parties have made cross-motions for summary judgment on stipulated facts. Since there...

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