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Paramus NJ, the borough of Paramus, New Jersey, has officially accepted the state-mandated requirement to add 1,000 new “affordable housing units” over the next decade—the largest obligation of any town in Bergen County. While town officials acknowledge the necessity of meeting state housing laws, they are also seeking ways to reduce this number to 250 units through a study of available land.
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Montvale NJ, New Jersey’s affordable housing mandate will move forward in 2025 after a state Superior Court judge denied a motion to pause a new law aimed at enforcing the Mount Laurel Doctrine. The ruling, made on Thursday in Mercer County by Judge Robert Lougy, dismissed a legal challenge brought by over two dozen municipalities seeking to delay the implementation of the legislation enacted earlier this year.
Continue reading New Jersey Judge Upholds “Affordable Housing” Mandate in Big Win For Developers
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Ridgewood NJ, Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) and the Housing and Community Development Network of NJ (the Network) are co-publishing a new report to help local officials, planners, developers, advocates, and residents understand and participate in New Jersey’s “affordable housing” development process. This publication updates and expands on the 2015 report published by HCDNNJ following the NJ Supreme Court’s Mount Laurel IV decision, which reinvigorated enforcement of the Mount Laurel Doctrine.
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Montvale NJ, a coalition of 25 New Jersey towns, and counting, has united to challenge the state’s affordable housing mandate. Their goal? To halt a court-enforced housing wave that could see the construction of 85,000 new units and the renovation of 65,000 existing residences over the next decade, largely in North Jersey.
The towns will present their case in Mercer County Superior Court on December 20, arguing that the state’s housing requirements are overreaching and could overwhelm small communities with increased development, traffic, and other burdens.
Continue reading A Growing Battle: New Jersey Towns Challenge “Affordable Housing” Mandates
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Montvale NJ, A bipartisan group of New Jersey mayors, led by Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali, has filed a lawsuit against the recently enacted housing law, P.L. 2024, c. 2. This action, brought by the Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP) coalition, challenges the new housing mandates and aims to protect local communities’ right to manage their growth responsibly.
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Saddle River NJ,Resolving a lawsuit that alleged that one of the nation’s most exclusive towns had for decades enforced exclusionary zoning policies that excluded working families and people of color, the Borough of Saddle River agreed this week to create nearly 150 new affordable homes in a settlement with Fair Share Housing Center.
A 5-acre Bergen County estate formerly owned by legendary actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, and two adjoining lots, will be converted into a new inclusionary development with eight homes affordable to working families as part of a landmark fair housing agreement approved by local officials Feb. 10.
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Englewood Cliffs NJ, Englewood Cliffs is required to build hundreds of new homes affordable to working families and people with disabilities – after violating the state’s fair housing laws for decades, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
The decision by Bergen County Superior Court Judge Christine A. Farrington requires borough officials to provide a plan within 90 days to build 347 homes to satisfy the town’s fair housing obligations under the Mount Laurel doctrine – or be stripped of all zoning powers.
