New Jersey's top court ruled Tuesday that judges should take over the enforcement of state affordable housing requirements because the state government under Gov. Chris Christie and his predecessors has failed to do it.
Time's up! Municipalities with hefty Affordable Housing Trust Funds could soon be hearing from the Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) to relinquish those funds to the state. However, Bill Dressel of the New Jersey League of Municipalities says towns are allowed due process.
New Jersey's Supreme Court says Gov. Chris Christie cannot abolish the state's Council on Affordable Housing on his own -- at least not until a later court decision.