April 13th 2017

UPDATED FAIR SHARE CALCULATIONS SHOW HOUSING NEED REMAIN GREAT IN NEW JERSEY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

Posted by Laura Denker

Fair Share Housing Center has released a new assessment of New Jersey’s fair housing need, finding that municipalities across the state must satisfy obligations of more than 140,000 homes for a period ranging from 1999 through 2015. (more)

February 15th 2017

Assemblyman Green Joins with Housing Advocates to Announce Housing Opportunities Coming to Union Co

Posted by Laura Denker

Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Middlesex/Somerset/Union), the Chairman of the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee, together with the Fair Share Housing Center, the New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP, and the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, is proud to highlight initiatives taken by seven Union County municipalities to expand access to homes affordable to working and moderate-income families.  (more)

February 13th 2017

Struggling Sandy Homeowners Win Foreclosure Relief

Posted by Laura Denker

After vetoing previous efforts, Governor Chris Christie today signed into law legislation that provides foreclosure protection to homeowners with property damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Housing advocates, Sandy survivors, and bill co-sponsors have long pushed for measures that provide relief to households attempting to rebuild. (more)

January 30th 2017

A report from the fair share trial in Mercer County

Posted by Laura Denker

Dear Friends:

We had a great victory two weeks ago from the New Jersey Supreme Court. The Court’s unanimous decision requires municipalities to meet the needs of lower-income households that formed from 1999-2015. The Court rejected the municipalities’ cruel argument that they should be allowed to exclude tens of thousands of households.  (more)

January 18th 2017

N.J. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS ‘GAP PERIOD’ NEEDS, REJECTS TOWNS’ ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE THOUSANDS

Posted by Laura Denker

The New Jersey Supreme Court Wednesday delivered an important victory for tens of thousands of New Jersey families by ruling that towns were responsible for meeting housing needs which accumulated during the 16-year “gap period” when the state’s fair housing laws were not functioning properly. (more)