Interested In Affordable Housing? Now Is The Time To Put Municipalities On Notice
May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Interested In Affordable Housing? Now Is The Time To Put Municipalities On Notice
Posted by Donna A. McBarron
On March 10, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court (“Court”) placed affordable housing compliance back in the hands of the trial courts due to the ineffectiveness and inaction of the Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”). Following a 90-day stay of its decision, the Court afforded municipalities previously under COAH’s jurisdiction a 30-day period to file a declaratory action with the trial court. Thus, commencing on June 8, 2015 and continuing through July 8, 2015, municipalities previously under COAH’s jurisdiction will look to have their affordable plans processed by the court and will likely seek temporary immunity from builder’s remedy lawsuits while their plans are being processed.
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