N.J. Superior Court ruling upholds affordable housing laws

Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy recently dismissed two lawsuits from a coalition of 27 municipalities challenging the constitutionality of N.J.’s affordable housing obligations. The lawsuits were filed in response to a 2024 state law that requires that half of all affordable housing units built must be reserved for low-income families, at least 13% of homes must be reserved for very low-income residents, and the remainder reserved for low- to moderate-income residents. The lawsuits claimed that the law exceeded constitutional obligations. Lougy dismissed the coalition’s filings because they fail to state a legal claim, according to the ruling. The dismissal means that the lawsuits cannot be refiled.

From NJ Spotlight News.