Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97 by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 26, 2013No. A-90/91/92/93/94-10PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
Our Mount Laurel decisions recognized a constitutional obligation that municipalities, in the exercise of their delegated power to zone, “afford[] a realistic opportunity for the construction of [their] fair share of the present and prospective regional need for low and moderate income housing.” S. Burlington Cnty. NAACP v. Twp. of Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158, 205, 456 A.2d 390 (1983) [hereinafter Mount Laurel II] (citing S. Burlington Cnty. NAACP v. Twp. of Mount Laurel, 67 N.J. 151, 174, 336 A.2d 713, appeal dismissed and cert. denied, 423 U.S. 808, 96 S.Ct. 18, 46 L.Ed.2d 28 (1975)…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Mathews v. CintronSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kingsley v. Hawthorne Fabrics, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Hills Dev. Co. v. Bernards Tp. in Somerset Cty.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Thomas Saccone v. Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (071841)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2014
- In the Matter of the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97 by the New Jersey Council on Affordable HousingSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
- State v. June Gorthy(075009)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2016
- In Re Declaratory Judgment Actions Filed by VariousNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2016
- Commc'ns Workers of Am. v. N.J. Civil Serv. Comm'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
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