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This bill mandates that each municipality, rather than county, will be responsible for submitting information quarterly to the Commissioner of Community Affairs regarding affordable housing units, affordable veteran housing units, and affordable senior citizen housing units located within their jurisdiction. This information, to be submitted in a manner prescribed by the Department of Community Affairs, will include the location of these housing units, the name of the administrative agent responsible for managing them (which is defined as the entity overseeing affordable units under a specific state law), whether applications are being accepted or if there's a waitlist for tenancy or purchase, and instructions on how to apply, including an online link if available. The collected data will be published on the Department of Community Affairs' website and the New Jersey Housing Resource Center of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, and municipalities with their own websites will be required to link to these state resources. The bill also clarifies the definitions of "affordable senior citizen housing unit" and "affordable veteran housing unit" to ensure they refer to affordable units specifically designated for these populations, and it sets an effective date of February 15, 2027, allowing for preparatory actions by the relevant state agencies.

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1277