Sente v. Mayor of City of Clifton

In Sente v. Mayor of City of Clifton, 123 N.J. Super. 274, 302 A.2d 536 (App.Div.1973), vacated as moot, 66 N.J. 204, 209, 330 A.2d 321 (1974), the Court upheld an ordinance establishing minimum floor space requirements for housing, commenting: Housing space limitations present fundamental policy decisions for determination by municipal governing units. Health regulations are of the utmost consequence to the general welfare, and if they are reasonable, impartial and not against the general policy of the State, they must be submitted to by individuals for the good of the public, irrespective of pecuniary loss. The record, as well as common sense, affirms the existence of a correlation between minimum dwelling space requirements and health. Id. at 279, 303 A.2d 536.