NJ A3435

Requires objectors to land use development applications to disclose their name, address, employer, any affiliation with economic competitors of the applicant, who is paying their professional fees, and how the proposed development affects their property rights

Excludes persons motivated solely by increased economic competition from qualifying as "interested parties" with standing to challenge development applications before municipal boards or courts

Requires objectors to participate in public hearings and satisfy disclosure requirements before they can appeal land use decisions to courts

Empowers courts to award attorney's fees to municipalities when their land use approvals are upheld on appeal, and to award fees to applicants when challenges are deemed frivolous

Allows planning and zoning boards to continue hearing applications even while appeals are pending, unless a court issues a stay