From the enacted law based on A4/S50:
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(c) For the fourth round of affordable housing obligations, the implementing ordinances and resolutions, proposed pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, and incorporating any changes from the program, shall be adopted on or before March 15, 2026.
Summaries describing the requirements:
- Developing Effective Housing Plans in the Fourth Round, Fair Share Housing Center. March 15, 2026: Deadline for a municipality to amend its HEFSP to incorporate any changes from resolving challenges, if any, and adopt implementing ordinances and resolutions
- NJs New Affordable Housing Law Fact Sheet, Fair Share Housing Center.: Municipal Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans, including proposed drafts of zoning and other ordinances and resolutions, are required to be adopted by June 30, 2025. Interested parties are permitted to file responses by August 31, 2025. Municipalities have until December 31, 2025 to address a challenge to its plan, and until March 15, 2026 to adopt a revised Housing Element and Fair Share Plan and change their zoning accordingly.
General Background