News Updates
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Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Public Hearing on Affordable Housing
Assembly Housing and Community Development Chairman Benjie Wimberly delivers his opening statement before Wednesday’s public hearing on affordable housing concerns in New Jersey. Keep reading »
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Rent control is now in effect for every senior citizen in this N.J. city
The Essex County city just passed an ordinance that prohibits landlords from increasing the rent of all senior citizens, ages 65 or older, or disabled persons by more than 2 percent each year. Keep reading »
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State Budget Earmarks Funds to Build Affordable Homes in NJ
New Jersey state officials will have $15 million to spend on building affordable homes in the coming year as a result of the most recent changes to the 2019 budget. Keep reading »
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Newark Affordable Housing Complex Gets Upgrade, Free Wi-Fi
Georgia King Village, comprised of 422 units in two towers and several townhomes, will offer free wifi to all its residents. The complex is 100 percent affordable. Keep reading »
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Accessory Dwelling Units and Affordable Housing
For many years, backyard cottages — also known as granny flats, mother-in-law suites or accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — were treated as nuisance uses, outlawed in urban and suburban zoning codes around the country. But as affordable housing becomes ever more scarce, cities are beginning to look at liberalizing rules for building ADUs, as a way of adding cheaper, more diffuse housing supply in tight markets. Keep reading »
