ELON ASSOCIATES v. TP. OF HOWELL


851 A.2d 714 (2004)

370 N.J. Super. 475

ELON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWNSHIP OF HOWELL, Planning Board of the Township of Howell, and New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Kantowitz, West Orange, argued the cause for appellant (Goldberg, Mufson & Spar, attorneys; Mr. Kantowitz, of counsel and on the brief).

Santina M. Bombaci, argued the cause for respondent Township of Howell (Di-Francesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer, attorneys; Jeffrey B. Lehrer, Warren, of counsel; Dominick M. Manco, on the brief).

Pamela E. Gellert, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, attorney; Michael J. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Gellert, on the brief).

Ronald D. Cucchiaro, argued the cause for respondent Planning Board of the Township of Howell (Weiner Lesniak, attorneys; Louis P. Rago, Parsippany, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, COBURN and WELLS.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

The Fair Housing Act (FHA), N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -329, provides that if a municipality invokes the administrative procedures of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) before Mount Laurel1 litigation is instituted, those procedures must be exhausted before a party may pursue such litigation. The FHA also provides that if COAH grants substantive certification...

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