Bill Text: NJ S829 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits affordable housing occupancy preferences for veterans through municipal agreements with developer.*
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-25 - Approved P.L.2013, c.6. [S829 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-S829-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator BOB SMITH
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Requires COAH to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning affordable housing for veterans and supplementing P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Council on Affordable Housing, or its successor, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide a preference for veterans who qualify for affordable housing assistance and to hold harmless military personnel from any affordable housing application deadlines which may have lapsed during their period of deployment in active military service.
b. For purposes of this section, "veteran" means a "veteran" as defined under subsection (h) of section 1 of P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Council on Affordable Housing, or its successor, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to promulgate rules and regulations to provide a preference for veterans who qualify for affordable housing assistance and to hold harmless military personnel from any affordable housing application deadlines which may have lapsed during their period of deployment in active military service.
The intent of this bill is to ensure that military veterans are not disadvantaged in their quest for affordable housing due to their service to our country.
