Affordable housing
In October 2024, the state Department of Community Affairs released affordable housing obligation numbers for nearly every New Jersey town, and towns must devise their own number based on the state’s formula, or accept the state’s number by a Jan. 31 deadline.
Many towns appear ready to challenge the DCA’s numbers, and they may be assisted by a 28-town lawsuit against the state’s fourth round of housing led by Montvale.
Moreover, the 28-plus towns, called Local Leaders For Responsible Planning, have asked for a stay in the new affordable housing law’s deadlines for their suit to be heard. On Jan. 2, at press time, the word came down: No, said the judge. (See story, page 1.)
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