Jason R. Tuvel

Jason Tuvel's practice is concentrated in development, zoning, land use planning (and related governmental permitting issues), redevelopment and real estate litigation. Mr. Tuvel has represented clients on land development, site plan and variance applications throughout New Jersey and New York. In New Jersey, Mr. Tuvel has appeared before planning boards and boards of adjustment in connection with retail, restaurant, industrial and warehouse projects. In New York, Mr. Tuvel practices throughout Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), Westchester County, and the Lower Hudson Valley before Boards of Appeals, Planning Boards and Town Boards. Mr. Tuvel works with clients and design professionals in NJ and NY in developing application strategies and coordinating the presentation of expert testimony.  Mr. Tuvel has served as a board attorney, and has researched and briefed a wide range of zoning, planning and municipal law issues.

In addition, Mr. Tuvel has conducted extensive land use/permitting due diligence investigations for multiple-site property acquisitions to assist clients in determining the risks associated with acquiring real property in NJ and NY. He has drafted deeds, easements, developer agreements, and has researched and advised clients in connection with contract and lease compliance issues relating to land use, zoning and other governmental permitting issues.

As a former law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division-General Equity, Mr. Tuvel has a considerable amount of litigation experience. Mr. Tuvel has represented clients in zoning, land use, real estate, title insurance and redevelopment litigation matters and prerogative writ actions before trial courts, the Appellate Division and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Mr. Tuvel has also developed a practice of representing both commercial landlords and tenants in eviction, summary dispossess, security deposit and collection matters throughout New Jersey.

Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2004)
Notes Editor and Board Member for the Rutgers Conflict Resolution Law Journal

Rutgers University (B.A. Political Science & History, 2001)
History Departmental Honors

State of New York 2005

State of New Jersey 2004

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2004

Member, Financial, Legal & Real Estate Division - UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey

Planning Board Member, Borough of Ridgefield, NJ, 2003

Member, Essex County Bar Association

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, International Convention of Shopping Centers, 2007-present

Young Community Development Professionals Association, 2009-present

"New Jersey appellate court rules on 'use variances'," Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal, October 17 - November 20, 2008 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Court rules on challenge to antiquated redevelopment plan," Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal, July 25 - August 7, 2008 (Edward F. McTiernan, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Appellate Court Finds That Challenge to Antiquated Redevelopment Plan Should Proceed," In-Sites, July 8, 2008 (Edward F. McTiernan, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Eminent Domain Update," Real Estate New Jersey, June 2008 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Appellate Court Broadens Property Owners' Right to Challenge Redevelopment Designations in New Jersey," In-Sites, March 19, 2008 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"The Role of Architectural Review Boards in New Jersey," NJPA Real Estate Journal, October 26, 2007 (Michael Miceli, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Can a municipality restrict a business' hours of operation in New York State?, Part III," New York Real Estate Journal, August 21, 2007 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Make an Offer Your Adversary Can't Refuse," New Jersey Law Journal, August 20, 2007

"Can a municipality restrict a business' hours of operation in New York State?, Part II," New York Real Estate Journal, July 17, 2007 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Real Estate Contracts: Land Use Clauses," Northeast Real Estate Business, July 2007 (Shepard A. Federgreen, Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Easements: Going beyond the four corners of the document," NJPA Real Estate Journal, June 27, 2007

"Can a municipality restrict a business' hours of operation in New York State?," New York Real Estate Journal, June 19 - 25, 2007 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Redevelopment Designation Cannot Be Based Solely On Not Fully Productive Use of Property ," In-Sites Special, June 18, 2007 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Is a 'redevelopment' designation forever?," New Jersey Lawyer, June 12, 2007 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Don't Take Property, At Least Not Without Telling Someone!," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2007 (Douglas J. Janacek, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Lowering the Density Level - An Analysis of Grubbs v. Slothower," NJPA Real Estate Journal, March 23 - April 12, 2007 (Douglas J. Janacek, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Environment and Land Use - New Flood Hazard Area Control Rules Proposed," New Jersey Lawyer, December 18, 2006 (Douglas J. Janacek, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Sea Change in Transfer Tax," New Jersey Law Journal - Real Estate & Title Insurance, October 23, 2006 (Russell B. Bershad, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Redevelopment: Exception allowing the record to be supplemented in an action in lieu of prerogative writ," NJPA Real Estate Journal, July 28, 2006 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel, Nancy A. Lottinville)

"NJ Court Suspends Zoning and Orders Remedies Aimed at Creating Opportunity," NJ/PA Real Estate Journal, June 23 , 2006 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel, Michael V. Elward)

"Maintaining an Action for Adverse Possession and Easement by Prescription in New Jersey," NJ/PA Real Estate Journal, May 26, 2006 (Russell B. Bershad, Jason R. Tuvel)

"Tenants also have power of consent," The National Law Journal, In Focus, Real Estate, March 27, 2006 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Jason R. Tuvel)

"NJDEP Proposes De Facto Sewer Ban and Significant Restrictions Affecting New Septic Systems," In-Sites, Special Alert, November 16, 2005 (Douglas J. Janacek, Jason R. Tuvel)

Named One of Real Estate New Jersey Magazine's "Thirty Under Thirty"

Jason Tuvel Named One of Real Estate New Jersey's Thirty Under Thirty

Law Clerk to the Honorable Harriet F. Klein, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage, Chancery Division-General Equity, 2004-2005.

Judicial Intern to the Honorable Bruce A. Gaeta, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen Vicinage, Criminal Division.

Dutch Neck Land Co., LLC v. City of Newark, 2008 WL 2026506 (App. Div. 2008)

Four Felds, Inc. v. North Grove House, LLC, 2008 WL 4298581 (App. Div. 2008)

Marion P. Thomas Charter School Board of Trustees of Marion P. Thomas Charter School, 2007-2009

Participant, Essex County Law Day Mock Trial Program, 2006-2008