A Superior Court judge yesterday granted an order to show cause in connection with a lawsuit filed by 21 municipalities challenging the fourth-round rules of affordable housing obligations. (The Court’s Order can be found here.) As a result, the State and other defendants will have to show why the Court should not Order for the legislation
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Fourth Round Affordable Housing Obligation Calculations Have Been Released; What Do They Mean for Developers and What Comes Next?
By now, most residential and mixed-use developers doing business in New Jersey have read that the Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) late last Friday released its report calculating regional and municipal obligations for the fourth round of affordable housing units that must be built. DCA calculated the statewide affordable housing “present need” to be 65,410 units…
Plan Review Bill Becomes Law
As seen on: The Weekender Brief (NAIOP NJ)
Acting Governor Nicholas P. Scutari yesterday signed into law the New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act (S3402/A4350). Championed by NAIOP NJ, the new law will help streamline approvals and advance development and redevelopment projects.…
Update on Affordable Housing Legislation
Legislation establishing the new fourth round of rules for affordable housing could become law in short order. The Assembly passed its version of the bill, A-4, on February 12. The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee moved the Senate’s version of the bill forward to a vote by the full Senate with minor amendments. The Senate is scheduled…
UPDATE: Comply With New Flooding Condition Disclosures & Landowner Notification Requirements Beginning March 20, 2024 – Or Risk Losing Your Tenant or Buyer
Beginning on March 20, 2024, all property owners seeking to lease (including renewals) or sell, real property in New Jersey, including commercial real estate, must make certain disclosures to potential tenants and/or buyers regarding historic and potential flood conditions on the subject property. Pursuant to the law codified at P.L. 2023, c.93, which was the…
UPDATE: Comply With New Flooding Condition Disclosures & Landowner Notification Requirements Beginning March 20, 2024 – Or Risk Losing Your Tenant Or Buyer
Beginning on March 20, 2024, all property owners seeking to lease (including renewals) or sell real property in New Jersey, including commercial real estate, must make certain disclosures to potential tenants and/or buyers regarding historic and potential flood conditions on the subject property. Pursuant to the law codified at P.L. 2023, c.93, which was the…
Affordable Housing Legislation Takes Major Step Forward
Pending legislation aimed at establishing the new fourth round of rules for affordable housing has taken a major step forward. On February 8, the Assembly Appropriations Committee considered the bill, made significant amendments, and moved the bill forward to a vote by the full Assembly. The Assembly is scheduled to vote on the bill, A-4,…
Update on Re-Introduced Sweeping Affordable Housing Legislation
Legislation aimed at establishing the new fourth round of rules for affordable housing and the process for same was re-introduced as Assembly Bill A-4 and Senate Bill S-50 in the new legislative session with minor changes from the previous session’s bills (click here and here to view my earlier posts on this subject). Most of…
A Deep Dive Examination of the Restaurant Liquor License Aspects of the Fast-Moving Bill Speeding Through the New Jersey Legislature
With the legislative session in Trenton coming to an end tomorrow at noon, New Jersey legislators and the Governor have crafted compromise legislation, S4265/A5912 (which can be found here), to address some of the long-awaited reforms so desperately needed to revamp New Jersey’s antiquated liquor license regulations. While the bill makes some significant…
Update on Sweeping Affordable Housing Legislation Stalls in Trenton as Session Winds Down
Bill to be Reintroduced in New Two-Year Session Beginning Tuesday at Noon
Assembly Bill A-4, which aimed to implement the new fourth round of rules for affordable housing and change the administration of affordable housing in New Jersey (click here to view my earlier post), was held by the Assembly Appropriations Committee yesterday.…