Politics & Government
Court Blocks State’s Latest Try to Seize COAH Cash
Christie administration wants $164 million in affordable-housing funds to help balance state budget
Municipalities have won yet another reprieve from having to give more than $164 million in affordable-housing funds to New Jersey.
A state appeals court panel late Monday issued a temporary injunction to stop the state from taking the money to help balance its budget.
The Appellate Division of Superior Court issued a stay of the state Council on Affordable Housing’s attempt to seize municipal affordable housing trust fund money that has gone unspent for more than four years.
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Judge Jose L. Fuentes, who signed the order, set oral arguments for June 5 in Newark.
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