15-26 Tax Court Judgment-34 Stone Dr.pdf

To: Page: Sora 2025-12-26 16:21:34 GMT 19737412370 From; Jennifer Jacobus 007536-2025 12/19/2025 Pg i of1 Trans ID: TAX2025167445 TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY COUNTY: Essex DOCKET NO. (07535-2025 VENA, JOSEPH & TANYA Plaintiff (s), CIVIL ACTION v : JUDGMENT WEST ORANGE Defendant(s). The parties having agreed upon a settlement, the assessment shall be as set forth below: Block: 168.14 Lot: 5 Street Address: 34 Stone Prive Year: 2025 TAX COURT JUDGMENT Land; $345,000.00 Improvements: $635,000.00 Total: $980,000.00 The parties having agreed that there has been no change in value er municipal-wide revaluation or reassessment adopted for the tax year(s) 2026 (Freeze Act year(s)), the provisions of i S.A. 54:51A-8 (Freeze Act) shall be applicable to the assessment on the property referred to herein for said Freeze Act year(s). No Freeze Act year shall be the basis for application of the Freeze Act for any subsequent year. /s/ Jeffrey T. Gallus, Clerk/Administrator Tax Court of New Jersey Entered: 12/19/2025 Plaintiff(s) Attorney: Jennifer R Jacobus Esq Defendant(s) Attorney: Edwin R Matthews Esq

Page: 3 of 6 2025-12-26 1 Jennifer R. Jacobus, Esq. #006742000 JACOBUS & ASSOCIATES, LLC 201 Littleton Road, Suite 100 Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 P: (973) 535-3032 F: (973) 741-2370 VENA, JOSEPH & TANYA Plaintiff, vs, TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Defendant. |. It is hereby stipulated and agreed thal the assessment of the following property be adjusted and a judgment entered as fotlows: BLOCK: 168.14 LOT: 3 STREET ADDRESS: 34 Stone Drive Year: 2025 “ORIGINAL, ASSESSMENT LAND $345,000 IMPROVEMENTS $660,200 TOTAL BL,005,200 19737412370 TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY DOCKET NO.: 007535-2025 Civil Action STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT (Without A ftidavit} COUNTY BOARD TAX COURT IUDGMENT JUDGMENT NIA $345,000 $635,000 $980,000 From: Jennifer Jacobus

To: 19737412370 2. ‘The undersigned have made such examination of the value and proper assessment of the property(ics) and have obtained such appraisais, analysis and information with respect to the valuation and assessment of the property(ies) they deom necessary and appropriate for the purpose of enabling them to enter into the Stipufation. The assessor to the taxing district has been consulted by the attorney for the taxing district with respect to this settlement and hag concurred. 3. Based upon the foregoing, the undersigned represent to the Court that the above settlement will result in an assessment at the fair assessable value of the property(ies) consistent with assessing practices generaily applicable in the taxing district as required by law, 4 All refunds as a result of the settlement set forth hecein shall be paid by refund check, made payable to: ‘Yennifer R. Jacobus, Esq., Attorney for VENA, JOSEPH & TANYA’, and forwarded to Jennifer R. Jacobus, Esq. 201 Littleton Road, Suite 100, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 within sixty (60) days of the date of the Judgment. 5. The parties agree that there has been ao change in. value or municipal-wide revaluation or reassessment adopted for the tax year 2026, and therefore agree that the provisions of N.J.S.A. $4:5|A- & (Freeze Act) shall be applicable ta tax year 2026 and a final disposition of this case and the entire controversy and of avy actions pending or hereafter instituted by the parties concerning the assessmont on the propert(ies) referred to herein for said Freeze Act your with 2025 being the base year. No Freeze Act year(s) shal! be the basis for application of the Freeze Act for any subsequent year(s). From: Jennifer Jacobus.

19737412370 From: Jennifer Jacobus Te: Page: 5 of 6 6. Statutory interest pucsuant to N.IS.A. 54:3-27.2 is waived by the taxpayer and shall not be paid on the condition the refund is received pursuant to Paragraph 4 hereof within 60 days from the date of the entry of the Judgment. 7. The provisions of paragraph 4 and 6 shall survive Judgment even if not included on the Judgment issued hy the Tax Court of New Jersey. 8 All counterclaims will b¢ withdrawn as part of this setlement, JACOBUS & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff, C (> TRAINER SACOBUS, ESC. paTEo: | |v al as” DEFENDANT AM Bdwin R. Matthews, Esq. DATED: lates