By: Joshua Burd
A New Jersey state judge has scheduled a hearing for December 3 to consider whether to temporarily pause new affordable housing requirements, following a lawsuit by 22 towns challenging recent Department of Community Affairs (DCA) guidelines. The towns argue that the DCA’s plan, which estimates a need for over 150,000 affordable homes by 2035, imposes excessive demands without addressing local constraints. This legal challenge is part of the ongoing debate under the Mount Laurel doctrine, which has shaped the state’s affordable housing policy for nearly 50 years.
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