Housing
Lawsuit challenges New Jersey tax sales after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
The plaintiffs allege foreclosures that cost them tens of thousands of dollars more than they owed are unconstitutional.
N.J. Senate approves penalties for discriminatory real estate appraisals
A bill creating penalties for discriminatory housing appraisals narrowly cleared the Senate amid GOP concerns about unintended consequences.
Bill would create fund to guarantee rent payments for some low-income renters
A proposed $10M fund would pay landlords to encourage them to rent to very low-income residents. The tenants would then pay the state back.
States grapple with racist language in real estate deeds
Several states recently have passed laws banning racist language in property deeds that prohibited home sales to Black or immigrant buyers.
Evictions drove homelessness up, prompting expanded rental assistance
Homelessness rose last year, but state advocates say expanded homelessness prevention services helped curb that jump this year.
Watchdog calls for probe into rental company accused of illegal price-fixing
A government watchdog group wants Attorney General Matt Platkin to investigate an apartment rental company for possible price-fixing.
Drugs, violence, missing property are common complaints in New Jersey prisons, monitor says
People incarcerated in New Jersey made 11,938 requests for help to the state corrections ombudsperson's office in the past year.
A historic housing construction boom may finally moderate rent hikes
More than 1.65 million housing units were under construction last year, the highest annual number since federal record-keeping started in 1984.
Amid rising evictions and rents, states grapple with protections in tenant-landlord laws
As the number of renters rises, organizers pushing for renters’ rights are finding more of their own among the ranks of state legislatures across the country.
East Orange tenants sue over ‘deplorable’ conditions at apartment building
In the last two years alone, landlords of The Castle were cited 123 times for failure to keep dwellings in clean and sanctuary condition.
Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is ‘homeless’ affects aid state by state
Having no single, uniform definition of homelessness across states, or even within the federal government, greatly complicates efforts to help the young people experiencing it.
Homelessness climbing, with eviction moratorium over and rents up
Advocates found that 10,267 people are experiencing homelessness in N.J. — the most since 2015. They blame rising rents and fewer vacancies.