Two civil actions currently in the Ocean County court system involve easement disputes in North Beach, located in the northern section of noncontiguous Long Beach Township on Long Beach Island. Both complaints relate to bay access.

In the first case – which is currently awaiting a decision after going before Judge Craig L. Wellerson of the Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division, Ocean County, in mid-September – plaintiffs Kohn & Kohn Realty LLC, Carol L. Kruegle Trust, Jennifer M.