A 1278 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Clarifies scope of affordable housing obligations.

This New Jersey bill clarifies that municipalities must provide affordable housing based only on current and future housing needs ("present and prospective need"), not on needs that arose during a gap period between housing cycles. It amends the Fair Housing Act to eliminate court interpretations that required municipalities to account for housing needs from a 15+ year period without clear state guidance. The bill ensures municipalities' affordable housing obligations are based on planning for current and future needs rather than retroactive calculations. This affects all New Jersey municipalities required to comply with the Fair Housing Act's affordable housing requirements.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
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