New Jersey Judge Denies Delay in Affordable Housing Law Amid Suburban Towns' Legal Challenge
NJ Judge Lougy denies temporary halt to new affordable housing law, as towns must adhere to or contest state housing unit quotas.
26 NJ towns file appeal after failing to halt affordable housing law
The appeal comes just days after a judge said the wider public interest overwhelmingly outweighed the 26 towns’ concerns over building affordable housing,
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.
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 rejects delay on N.J. affordable housing law
Mercer County Assignment Judge Robert Lougy has denied a bid by 26 municipalities to stay the implementation of the state’s new affordable housing law. A
Judge blocks move to stall NJ’s affordable housing update
Led by Montvale, several municipalities filed a lawsuit in the fall to challenge the legislative overhaul of New Jersey's fourth round obligations under the Mount Laurel Doctrine.
NJ towns on the hook for 'fair share' of affordable housing after judge rejects challenge
A state judge rejected a bid by 25 towns to pause implementation of the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. But the fight isn't over.
N.J.’s new affordable housing law will not be paused, judge says
A Superior Court judge has rejected a request by a group of New Jersey municipalities to temporarily pause the implementation the state’s new affordable housing law, according to a court decision issued Thursday.
Judge rejects 26 NJ towns’ attempt to stop affordable housing law from moving forward
Judge Robert Lougy wrote that the public interest in developing more affordable housing in the Garden State “overwhelmingly” outweighed the towns’ arguments.
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