Section 14

Citation: Section 14
Parent Document: Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1984-01-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8929297/troy-ltd-v-renna/ ↗

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In assessing the reasonableness of these purposes, we are admonished not to substitute our views for those of the legislature. Because the state is not itself a contracting party, in this sphere of economic and social regulation we “properly defer to legislative judgment as to the necessity and reasonableness of” the Act. Energy Reserves Group, 103 S.Ct. at 706. Moreover, here the availability of a protected tenancy depends upon a reasonable personal income test, N.J.Stat.Ann. § 2A:18-61.28(c) (West Supp. 1983), and is in any event subject to the exercise of discretion by the New Jersey Courts. Those Courts are directed to consider “fundamental fairness” in deciding to confer “some or all” of the Act’s protections to eligible tenants. In light of these considerations, the 1981 Tenancy Act amply satisfies the requirement of a legitimate and reasonable public purpose. C.

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