New Jersey towns have until January 31st to accept or challenge the state's assigned affordable housing targets for the next decade. The ambitious plan aims to build over 84,000 affordable homes in suburbs and rehabilitate 65,000 urban units by 2035.
New Jersey ’s local officials face a crucial deadline this month in connection with the state’s ambitious affordable housing goals. By Jan. 31, each municipality across the state has to pass a resolution to either accept the number of affordable housing units the state has assigned it to develop over the next 10 years, or file an official objection and propose its own figures.
In October, New Jersey officials released target numbers for the state's next 10-year round of affordable housing requirements, which seeks to build more than 84,000 affordable homes in the state's suburbs and rehabilitate another 65,000 units in urban municipalities by 2035. The plan stems from a 50-year-old statewide mandate, known as the Mount Laurel doctrine, that says every municipality needs to contribute its fair share of affordable housing. In 2024, state lawmakers passed a new affordable housing law that laid out how each town’s obligation would be calculated for the upcoming round. Figures are based on factors such as average income and the amount of developable land in each town, under the state’s methodology. On average, most towns are required to build roughly 150 new affordable housing units over the next decade, though some have to build considerably more. Three municipalities, such as Wayne Township, have to build 1,000 new affordable homes, the maximum allowed under the law.Mia Sacks, council president for Princeton, New Jersey The end of January deadline to accept or propose new numbers is likely to inject drama into an already contentious debate around affordable housing in the Garden State. Just days before the state released its requirements in October, a small set of towns filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2024 law., local officials told Gothamis
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