Lambertville, NJ - Affordable Housing

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Lambertville has a long history of assisting its low-income population and of rehabilitating sub-standard homes. The City is proud to serve residents from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Lambertville is committed to providing affordable housing options in conformance with Uniform Housing Affordability Control (UHAC) requirements and the Fair Housing Act. The City seeks to develop housing options that are equitable, fair and to continue to provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income households.

Lambertville, along with every other New Jersey municipality, is mandated to provide their “fair share” of housing for low and moderate income families within their region. This state mandate was established by what is commonly known as New Jersey’s Mount Laurel Doctrine. In accordance with the Doctrine, municipalities are required to create a Housing Element and Fair Share Plan that outlines how the town intends to meet its affordable housing obligation.

Numbers & Rounds

When we talk about our “Fair Share number” or our “obligation”, it is referring to the prescribed number of housing units that has been calculated as Lambertville’s portion of the regional need. Over the past several decades, these numbers have been updated over time in rounds.

The City is currently working to meet its Third Round obligation, while planning ahead for what will be required in the Fourth Round. The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee was established to advise and assist the Governing Body to meet its affordable housing obligation.

Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program

This is a link to the Program on the NJ Courts page: https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/civil/affordable-housing

Clicking on any county name from either the left rail or the dropdown at the bottom of the page will take you to a list of all towns in that county that have filed something with the program. The page also includes links to all relevant documents, including the new legislation, the directive from the Administrative Office of the Court setting out the compliance procedure, the DCA Fourth Round obligations, and the 2018 Jacobson decision in the Princeton case that set forth the basic methodology for calculating those obligations.

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State of New Jersey

The New Jersey Housing Resource Center is the state's resource for finding and listing affordable housing units. Their topics list is a helpful tool to get started.

Hunterdon County

The County offers a variety of services for residents. Their Services page has a full list of programs. The Hunterdon County Housing Division offers additional resources specific to housing.

Local Resources in Lambertville

The City's Municipal Housing Liason is available to offer information about affordable housing in Lambertville. This role is currently held by the City Clerk, Cynthia Ege, who can be reached by phone (609-397-0110, ext 111) or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

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