The Mount Laurel doctrine, as its known, has been a constant sticking point for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration. The New York Times editorial board suggests that the court must take control of affordable housing.
"Over the last several years, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has shown utter contempt for the State Supreme Court’s three-decades-old ruling in the Mount Laurel housing case, which bars wealthy towns from excluding affordable housing and requires them to write zoning laws that permit a reasonable amount of such housing to be built," according to an op-ed by the New York Times editorial board.
The most recent issue arose in November, "when [the Christie Administration] failed to obey a court order requiring it to ratify long-overdue rules for determining how much affordable housing will be built and where."
The editorial board estimates that the 1960s ruling is responsible for the creation of " 60,000 homes for low- and moderate-income families" in New Jersey.
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