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N.J. appellate panel blocks implementation of Gov. Christie’s new affordable housing guidelines
An appeals court panel, bowing to a group advocating affordable housing for low- and middle-income families, has blocked guidelines recently announced by the administration of Gov. Chris Christie.
But the same three-judge panel, in a decision handed down on Tuesday, denied a second application by the advocacy group, Fair Share Housing Center, seeking to stop the administration from eliminating the Council on Affordable Housing.
Christie abolished the 12-member council on Aug. 29 and transferred its duties to the state Department of Community Affairs. The court will hear oral arguments on that issue Feb. 15 in Trenton. (DeMarco, The Star-Ledger)
