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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 to vote on its version of the bill, S-50, today, Monday, March 18.Continue Reading Update on Affordable Housing Legislation

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, on Monday, February 12.Continue Reading Affordable Housing Legislation Takes Major Step Forward

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 the provisions in the previous session’s bills remain unchanged. Notably, the re-introduced bills remove the requirement for the Supreme Court to appoint special masters for regional areas of the state to calculate regional needs on municipal present and future obligations, instead assigning the Department of Community Affairs to calculate these needs. Both bills are progressing through the two houses and have been moved to appropriations committees.Continue Reading Update on Re-Introduced Sweeping Affordable Housing Legislation

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.

With just a few days remaining in the two-year legislative session, State lawmakers introduced and are swiftly pushing towards enactment of a bill that would radically change the administration of affordable housing in New Jersey and set forth a single standard to determine affordable housing obligations. Since 2015, no standard has been in place. Instead, the calculation and administration of the required affordable housing has been led by courts and court-appointed special masters. With an impending new round of affordable housing obligations set to begin on July 1, 2025, this legislation could provide clarity to municipalities and developers. The Assembly Appropriations Committee was scheduled to discuss the bill today. The Assembly and Senate are likely to consider the bill next week.Continue Reading Sweeping Legislation Could Reshape Affordable Housing in New Jersey for at Least a Generation

Governor Murphy today conditionally vetoed legislation that would have added yet another burden on commercial property owners.  The bill, A-4750, would have required the owner of every commercial property in the state—presumably affecting retail, office and industrial space despite the bill’s reference to the creation of a “storefront” registry— to notify the state’s Business Action Center (“BAC”) whenever a commercial space “becomes available” and “no person or entity is presently scheduled to lease or purchase the property.”  The property owner would have also been required to notify the BAC again when such space became re-occupied. Instead of an outright rejection of the bill, however, Governor Murphy suggested that the Legislature first allow for the BAC to study the issue that the legislation aimed to solve. In conditionally vetoing the legislation, Governor Murphy echoed the sentiments of my colleagues in this earlier blog post.Continue Reading Gov. Murphy Rejects Legislation Requiring Commercial Property Owners to Register “Vacant Space”

A bill on Governor Murphy’s desk for possible enactment into law would add yet another burden on commercial property owners. This time it’s an effort to create a public database of all vacant commercial space available in the state for lease or purchase. Legislators have touted this initiative (Senate Bill 3286/Assembly Bill 4750) as a tool to help New Jersey’s small businesses in “locating storefronts,” but what does it mean for commercial property owners?Continue Reading Vacant Storefront Registry Program – Would It Really Help?

Real estate owners and developers will finally have recourse when construction inspections are not timely performed. Governor Phil Murphy has just signed into law Senate Bill 3014/ Assembly Bill A573, which provides for expedited construction inspections under the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-124.

The new law provides rules for the timely inspection of construction projects and grants the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (“Commissioner”) new powers to compel compliance, order corrective action or issue penalties when an enforcing agency is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations.Continue Reading Three Business Days to Perform or Else: New Law Allows Owners to Utilize Private Construction Inspectors When Agencies Fail to Act