Judges hear challenge to Seaside Heights law aimed at after-prom parties

A Seaside Heights law aimed at curbing after-prom parties in the Jersey Shore town is being challenged by a group of hotel and motel owners.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Seaside Heights officials appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to defend a local law banning 18- to 20-year-olds from renting hotels and motels during the after-prom season, saying they want to change the culture of the town that garnered national attention from MTV’s “Jersey Shore.”

Kevin Riordan, an attorney representing the Ocean County borough, said its governing body determined that prom celebrations there are “disturbing to the rest of the residents.”

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