N.J.’s new affordable housing law will not be paused, judge says
A coalition of 26 towns sued the state over the law that led to new guidelines on how much affordable housing is needed in each municipality.
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The appeal comes just days after a judge said the wider public interest overwhelmingly outweighed the 26 towns’ concerns over building affordable housing,
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NJ Judge Lougy denies temporary halt to new affordable housing law, as towns must adhere to or contest state housing unit quotas.
NJ affordable housing: Judge rejects towns' bid to stop new law. Advocates cheer ruling
A New Jersey judge rejected a bid by Holmdel, Wall, and two-dozen other towns to stop the state's new affordable housing law.
Judge denies New Jersey towns’ bid to halt affordable housing law
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy on Thursday denied a request from 26 towns to pause the affordable housing development process, Gothamist reported. The judge determined public interest in affordable housing supersedes towns’ arguments about being overburdened.
Judge declines to pause affordable housing law pending trial
The defendants' alleged harms are outweighed by the benefit the law could create for the public writ large, the judge said.
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