Legal Opinion
In re Plan for the Abolition of the Council on Affordable Housing
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 10, 2013PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rabner
This case is about whether a Chief Executive has the authority to abolish independent agencies that were created by legislative action. The issue arises in the context of whether the Legislature delegated the power to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH or Council) to the Governor. That question turns on COAH’s status, which the Legislature outlined at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-305, and the scope of the Executive Reorganization Act of 1969 (Reorganization Act or Act), N.J.S.A. 52:14C-1 to -11.
The Legislature created COAH to ensure that municipalities fulfill their constitutional obligation…
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