
Many people struggle to find an affordable place to live even though they are working

Many people struggle to find an affordable place to live even though they are working
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Murphy’s successor must deal with a raft of issues — and where to find the money to address them
(Spiller campaign; Sweeney campaign; AP Photo/John Minchillo; Newark Mayor's Office; AP Photo/Andrew Harnik; NJSN; AP Photo/Mike Catalini; Kranjac campaign; AP Photo/Mike Catalini; Steve Hockstein/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool; Barbera campaign)Who would declare a state of emergency on housing? Who wants to scupper the state’s affordable housing law?

Is there any help for people who can’t afford rising apartment rents or buying a house?
(Colleen O'Dea/NJ Spotlight News)Assembly committee approves bills to give residents better access to affordable housing information, curb evictions
(Map by Banisch Associates)Most towns have agreed to NJ’s new affordable housing process. Not all have agreed to the details
(Ted Goldberg/NJ Spotlight News)Residents allege landlord isn’t responding to their issues

People will stay in New Jersey, but only if they can afford a home in a neighborhood where they can thrive
(NJ Spotlight News)Municipalities claim New Jersey’s affordable housing obligations are unconstitutional
(F. Muhammad from Pixabay)For the first time in decades, every municipality now has a specific housing obligation
(Colleen O'Dea/NJ Spotlight News)Using different strategies, other states are achieving results
NJ Spotlight NewsThe bill package remakes requirements on cities and town, replaces Council on Affordable Housing

A bill that would overhaul the system advances in Senate committee

The measure would effectively abolish the Council on Affordable Housing

The city partnered with NACA in hopes to combat redlining and gentrification

New report ranks NJ seventh among costliest places to rent a two-bedroom apartment
NJ Spotlight NewsThe deadline for residents to apply for help paying their rent is July 25

Senator also discusses latest developments in overall U.S. response to crisis in Ukraine
NJ Spotlight NewsLower-income tenants will still be protected until the end of the year