Fair Share Affordable Housing Guide (2024)

This guide, updated in December 2024, focuses on developing effective municipal housing plans for the Fourth Round of affordable housing obligations in New Jersey (2025-2035). It provides guidance to municipalities, planners, developers, nonprofits, and advocates on understanding and participating in the process of creating realistic low- and moderate-income housing opportunities as required by the Mount Laurel Doctrine and the Fair Housing Act. The guide covers key principles, standards, incentives, and timelines, including the implications of New Jersey's new affordable housing law, P.L. 2024, c. 2, which aims to streamline and strengthen enforcement of affordable housing mandates.