Case Name: WHS REALTY COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; TOWN OF MORRISTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TOWN OF MORRISTOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1996-11-20
Citations: 146 N.J. 627
Docket Number: 
Parties: WHS REALTY COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; TOWN OF MORRISTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TOWN OF MORRISTOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 146
Pages: 627–628

Head Matter:
684 A.2d 1376
WHS REALTY COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; TOWN OF MORRISTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TOWN OF MORRISTOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Argued September 24, 1996
Decided November 20, 1996.
Herbert A Vogel argued the cause for appellants (Vogel, Chait, Schwartz & Collins, attorneys; Mr. Vogel and David H. Soloway, on the brief).
Gary D. Gordon argued the cause for respondent (Feinstein, Raiss & Kelin, attorneys).
Charles X. Gormally submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey Apartment Association, Blair House Associates, L.P. and South Hamilton Associates (Brack, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein, Hammer & Gladstone, attorneys; Mr. Gormally and Regina A McGuire, on the brief).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal by the owner of a garden apartment complex containing 140 rental units. The owner challenges the constitutionality of the Morristown garbage collection ordinance. The ordinance excludes from municipal garbage collection apartment complexes with four or more rental units, except such complexes in which a majority of the units are separately owned in fee or as condominiums. The Law Division found the ordinance is unconstitutional. The Appellate Division affirmed, with Judge Petrella dissenting.
We reverse the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in the reported dissenting opinion of Judge Petrella, 283 N.J.Super. at 155-69, 661 A.2d at 328-35. The case is remanded to the Law Division to conduct an evidentiary hearing and determine whether Morristown's garbage collection ordinance is rationally related to any legitimate State interest.
Reversed and remanded.
Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices POLLOCK, GARIBALDI and COLEMAN join in this opinion.
Justices HANDLER, O'HERN and STEIN filed a separate dissenting opinion.
HANDLER, O'HERN, and STEIN, JJ, dissenting.
We would affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in that court's majority opinion, 283 N.J.Super. 139, 142-55, 661 A.2d 320 (1995).
For reversal — Chief Justice PORITZ, and Justices POLLOCK, GARIBALDI, and COLEMAN — 4.
For affirmance — Justices HANDLER, O'HERN and STEIN— 3.