Mount Laurel Doctrine Update

The Mount Laurel Doctrine, mandated by the NJ Supreme Court nearly 40 years ago, remains a bit in limbo. A recent court decision keeps control over major questions of the implementation of low and moderate income housing with the Council on Affordable Housing(“COAH”). Surely, there will be more to follow on this very long story.  For more on this recent decision, see the link below.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime-and-courts/justices-decline-to-have-courts-set-housing-rules-1.1085802

– Jim Delia, Esq.