IN RE DECL. JUDGMENT ACTIONS

A-1, September Term 2016.

152 A.3d 915 (2017)

227 N.J. 508

IN RE DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTIONS FILED BY VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES, County of Ocean, Pursuant To the Supreme Court's Decision in In re Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96, (2015).

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin D. Walsh argued the cause for appellant Fair Share Housing Center (Mr. Walsh, attorney; Mr. Walsh, Adam M. Gordon , and Joshua D. Bauers , on the briefs).

Thomas F. Carroll, III , argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Builders Association (Hill Wallack, attorneys; Mr. Carroll and Stephen M. Eisdorfer , on the briefs).

Jeffrey R. Surenian argued the cause for respondent Township of Barnegat (Jeffrey R. Surenian and Associates, attorneys; Mr. Surenian, Michael A. Jedziniak , Erik C. Nolan, and Michael J. Edwards , on the briefs).

Edward J. Buzak argued the cause for respondent New Jersey State League of Municipalities (The Buzak Law Group, attorneys).

Jonathan E. Drill argued the cause for amicus curiae The Municipal Group (Stickel, Koenig, Sullivan & Drill, attorneys).

Richard J. Hoff, Jr. , submitted a brief on behalf of respondent Highview Homes, LLC ( Bisgaier Hoff , attorneys; Mr. Hoff and Robert A. Kasuba , on the brief).

Edward J. Boccher submitted a letter brief on behalf of respondent Township of Brick (DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole, attorneys).

Steven A. Kunzman submitted a letter brief on behalf of respondent Township of Toms River (DiFrancesco, Bateman, Kunzman, Davis, Lehrer & Flaum, attorneys).

Iraisa C. Orihuela-Reilly submitted a letter brief on behalf of amici curiae Disability Rights New Jersey, Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities, New Jersey Association of Community Providers, The Arc of New Jersey, New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc., Coalition of Mental Health Consumer Organizations, System of Care Association, New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Mental Health Association in New Jersey, Advancing Opportunities, Inc., Community Access Unlimited, Community Health Law Project, and Autism New Jersey.

Catherine Weiss submitted a letter brief on behalf of amici curiae American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey Future, and The Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey (Lowenstein Sandler, attorneys).

Lawrence S. Lustberg and James D. Pollock submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Latino Action Network (Gibbons, attorneys).

Donald J. Sears submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Township of South Brunswick.

Ronald L. Israel submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Township of Colts Neck (Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, attorneys).

Valentina M. DiPippo and Patrick Jhoo , Deputy Attorneys General, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Rebecca Ricigliano , First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Melissa Dutton Schaffer , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Kira S. Dabby submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae Township of Middletown (Archer & Greiner, attorneys).

Michael B. Steib submitted a letter brief on behalf of amicus curiae Township of Millstone.


For the last sixteen years, while the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) failed to promulgate viable rules creating a realistic opportunity for the construction of low- and moderate-income housing in municipalities, the Mount Laurel constitutional affordable housing obligation

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