Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is trying to seize the property of two businesses. Now, these business owners are suing the city.
On Wednesday, Honey Meerzon, an owner of a four-unit apartment building in Perth Amboy, and Luis Romero, whose family-owned Quick Tire shop has operated for over 40 years, announced that they've filed a lawsuit against the city for its arbitrary and capricious designation of blight in a bid to seize their properties using eminent domain.
Reporting by Reason's Christian Britschgi details the flimsy allegations of blight leveled by the city—minor litter, stray cats, and building proximity—as reasons to seize the properties.
