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Housing Policy Advocacy

Advancing Affordable Housing Equity

We're dedicated to equitable housing for all New Jerseyans. Partnering with Fair Share Housing Center, we champion initiatives like the recent landmark legislation signed by Governor Murphy, Bill A4/S50, reinforcing the Mount Laurel Doctrine.

Key Highlights:

  • Streamlined Process: Simplifies affordable housing development, reducing legal complexities

  • Codified Methodology: Standardizes obligation calculations, enhancing efficiency.

  • Increased Transparency: Promotes accountability in housing plans and fund allocations

  • Repeal COAH: Removes the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) from statute allowing more effective implementation.

  • Elimination of Regional Contribution Agreements: Ensures fair contributions from all municipalities.

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LANF is constantly working to have issues around affordable housing in New Jersey heard by our legislature. 

Read more on our positions on current events around housing. Below you will be able to find our most recent remarks and testimonies around affordable housing in the Garden State.

Wealth Disparities Task Force Housing listening session Testimony

 Remarks on the Community Wealth Preservation Program

Housing Assembly Committee Hearing on the Mount Laurel Doctrine and affordable housing in the state

Eliminating the Creditworthiness  standard for affordable housing testimony

Public Testimony on Bill A4/S50

LAN Foundation Provides Testimony in Collective Advocacy with Fair Share Housing Center

On June 2, 2022 LAN Foundation's Housing Access Organizer, along with Fair Share Housing Center, provided public testimony on Bill S777/A1519 and Bill A2246 in efforts to close New Jersey's staggering racial wealth gap. With home ownership being the primary driver of wealth in the country, Latino New Jersey residents deserve the equal opportunity of benefiting financially from home ownership.

READ MORE ON Sofia Rosa's statements on Housing legislation below

Bill S777 Public Statement 

Bill A2246 Public Statement 

A collective advocacy with our partner

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As part of our ongoing work on affordable housing in the state, we actively participate on a long-term research program for the New Jersey State of Affordable Rental Housing (NJSOARH).  The Latino Action Network Foundation serves as a member of NJSOARH's Advisory Committee engaging key stakeholders in identifying concerns and priorities; shaping the research and research products around housing in New Jersey. This would not be possible without the generous funding of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and facilitation from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Policy Development. 

Announcements

Do not miss upcoming events and announcements!

Housing Access for All

We work towards increasing access to affordable housing for all New Jerseyans. LANF supports the work of the Fair Share Housing Network and statewide efforts to end discrimination in housing towards immigrants & people of color.

This webinar will review COVID-19 rental assistance in NJ. Panelists include: Janel Winter, Director, Division of Housing & Community Resources, NJ Dept. of Community Affairs, Leila Amirhamzeh, NJ Citizen Action, Renee Koubiadis, Anti-Poverty Network Program Director, NJ Citizen Action This event is cosponsored by the Latino Action Network Foundation, the Anti-Poverty Network of NJ, and NJ Citizen Action.

Este seminario en línea revisará la asistencia de alquiler de COVID-19 en NJ. Los panelistas incluyen: Janel Winter, Directora, División de Vivienda & Recursos Comunitarios, Departamento de Asuntos Comunitarios de NJ, Leila Amirhamzeh, NJ Citizen Action, Renee Koubiadis, Programa de Red Contra la Pobreza, Directora, NJ Citizen Action. Este evento es copatrocinado por Latino Action Network Foundation, Red contra la Pobreza de NJ, y NJ Citizen Action.

Housing Resource Hub

Find information around housing in New Jersey by clicking on the links on the following. 

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