Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:12A-12 Executive director of redevelopment agency. 12. The executive director of a redevelopment agency shall have attained a degree from an accredited four year college or university, and shall have at least five years' experience in public administration, public finance, re…

40A:12A-13. Submission of applications 13. All applications for development or redevelopment of a designated redevelopment area or portion of a redevelopment area shall be submitted to the municipal planning board for its review and approval in accordance with the requirements fo…

40A:12A-14 Conditions for determination of need for rehabilitation. 14. a. A delineated area may be determined to be in need of rehabilitation if the governing body of the municipality determines by resolution that a program of rehabilitation, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992,…

40A:12A-15 Implementation of redevelopment plan. 15. In accordance with the provisions of a redevelopment plan adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-7), a municipality or redevelopment entity may proceed with clearance, replanning, conservation, development, …

40A:12A-16 Powers of municipality, county, housing authority. 16. a. In order to carry out the housing purposes of this act, a municipality, county, or housing authority may exercise the following powers, in addition to those set forth in section 22 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-2…

40A:12A-17. Creation of housing authority 17. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the governing body of any county or municipality may, by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a county whose charter does not provide for the adoption of ordinances, create…

40A:12A-17.1 Housing choice vouchers, homeownership assistance. 2. A housing authority created or continued pursuant to the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.), that administers funding through the federal section 8 Housing Choice Voucher P…

40A:12A-17.2 Regulations. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Department of Community Affairs may adopt, immediately, upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, regulations to i…

40A:12A-18 Executive director of housing authority. 18. a. A housing authority shall appoint and may enter into a contract to employ an executive director as the authority may determine necessary for its efficient operations. The contract shall set forth the executive director's …

40A:12A-18.1. Certain qualification for employment as executive director 3. A person who was an employee of a local housing authority in the position of Deputy Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director on the effective date of this act, who possesses the required work ex…

40A:12A-19. Management, operation of housing projects 19. a. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State that each municipality, county, or housing authority providing public housing pursuant to this act shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manne…

40A:12A-2. Findings, determinations, declarations 2. The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares: a. There exist, have existed and persist in various communities of this State conditions of deterioration in housing, commercial and industrial installations, public servic…

40A:12A-20 Rules, regulations concerning admission to housing project; publishing of notice relative to waiting list. 20. a. The municipality, county, or housing authority shall establish rules and regulations concerning admissions to any housing project which shall provide prior…

40A:12A-20.1 Rules, regulations. 2. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs, shall promulgate admission rules and regulations for public housing authorities and redevelopment agencies created pursuant to s…

40A:12A-20.2 Definitions relative to affordable housing occupancy preferences. 2. a. As used in this section: "Disabled veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Ar…

40A:12A-21. Municipal housing authority may act as redevelopment entity 21. A municipality may authorize its municipal housing authority to act as a redevelopment entity under this act. An authorization made after the effective date of this act shall be subject to prior review an…

40A:12A-22 Powers of municipality, county, redevelopment agency, housing authority, land bank entity. 22. A municipality, county, redevelopment agency, or housing authority is authorized to exercise all those public and essential governmental functions necessary or convenient to …

40A:12A-22.1 Definitions relative to criminal history background checks for local housing authority employees. 1. As used in this act: "Applicant" means a person 18 years of age or older who is being considered for employment for at least seven hours a week by an authority. "Auth…

40A:12A-22.2 Criminal history background checks on applicants for employment with local housing authorities. 2. a. An authority may perform criminal history background checks on applicants for employment, according to the provisions of this act. An authority which elects to compl…

40A:12A-22.3 Information submitted by applicant; consent; cost. 3. An applicant shall submit to the authority his or her name, address, and fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency. An applicant who refuses to consent to, or …

40A:12A-22.4 Notification to applicant; appeal; maintenance of information. 4. a. Upon receipt of an applicant's criminal history record information, an authority shall notify the applicant, in writing, as to whether he is qualified or disqualified for employment pursuant to P.L.…

40A:12A-23. Agencies, authorities subject to existing laws 23. Each redevelopment agency and housing authority shall be subject to the provisions of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), and, except as specifically provided in this act,…

40A:12A-24. Dissolution of redevelopment agency, housing authority 24. A municipality or county may dissolve its redevelopment agency or housing authority by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a county whose charter does not provide for the adoption of ordinances, and tra…

40A:12A-25. Expenditures of agency, authority 25. All expenditures by a redevelopment agency or housing authority, including its debt payments, shall be consistent with its annual budget, which shall be transmitted to the governing body and chief executive officer of the municipa…

40A:12A-26. Financial reports by redevelopment entity 26. Each redevelopment entity shall: a. As part of its annual budget, submit to the municipality an estimate of all income and expenses for each redevelopment project, which shall include all its indebtedness including payment…

40A:12A-27. Oversight of governing body over redevelopment agency 27. a. The governing body of any municipality which has established a redevelopment entity may order the redevelopment agency, or any officer or employee thereof, to do such acts as may be necessary to comply with …

40A:12A-28. No ordinance, resolution adopted by initiative, referendum 28. No ordinance, amendment or revision of an ordinance, or resolution under this act shall be submitted to or adopted by initiative or referendum, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary. L.1992,c.79,s.…

40A:12A-29. Issuance of bonds, notes 29. a. Bonds and notes issued by a redevelopment entity pursuant to this act shall be authorized by resolution of the redevelopment entity and may be issued in one or more series and shall be sold in any one of the following manners: (1) at pu…

40A:12A-3 Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.): "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by a municipality, county, redevelopment entity, or housing authority pursuant to P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et…

40A:12A-30 Power of redevelopment entity to issue bonds, notes. 30. a. A redevelopment entity shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue, from time to time, its bonds, bond anticipation notes and other notes and obligations in such principal amounts as in its opinion …

40A:12A-31. Provisions of bond resolution 31. Any bond resolution of a redevelopment entity providing for or authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, and such entity, in order to secure the payment of such bonds and in addition to its other powers, shall have…

40A:12A-32. Appointment of trustee for bondholders 32. a. If the bond resolution of a redevelopment entity authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of its bonds shall provide in substance that the holders of the bonds of such series shall be entitled to the benefits …

40A:12A-33. Appointment of receiver 33. If the bond resolution of a redevelopment entity authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of its bonds shall provide in substance that the holders of the bonds of such series shall be entitled to the benefits of section 32 of P…

40A:12A-34. Property exempt from levy, sale 34. All property of a redevelopment entity shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same, nor shall any judgment against a redevelopment entity be a…

40A:12A-35. Investment in bonds 35. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies, and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions,…

40A:12A-36. Projects, properties declared public property 36. All projects and all other properties of a redevelopment agency or housing authority are hereby declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental…

40A:12A-37. Municipality, county may incur indebtedness to aid housing authority, redevelopment entity 37. a. Any municipality or county may incur indebtedness, borrow, appropriate and expend money and issue its negotiable bonds or other obligations for the purpose of aiding any …

40A:12A-38. Cooperation with other public body 38. Any municipality or county may cooperate with any other public body, as authorized in the "Interlocal Services Act," P.L.1973, c.208 (C.40:8A-1 et seq.), in the planning, undertaking and carrying out of redevelopment or housing p…

40A:12A-39. Powers of public body in aiding, cooperating with projects 39. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing or redevelopment projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public b…

40A:12A-4 Powers of municipality, planning board. 4. In exercising the redevelopment and rehabilitation functions provided for in this act: a. A municipal governing body shall have the power to: (1) Cause a preliminary investigation to be made pursuant to subsection a. of section…

40A:12A-4.1 Affordable housing units required for tax abatement, certain. 1. Any municipality that has designated a redevelopment area, provides for a tax abatement within that redevelopment area and has adopted a housing element pursuant to subsection b. of section 19 of P.L.197…

40A:12A-4.2 Guidelines for tax abatement relative to affordable housing. 2. Any municipality that makes the receipt of a tax abatement conditional upon the contribution to an affordable housing trust fund shall include within the ordinance detailed guidelines establishing the par…

40A:12A-40. Payment in lieu of taxes 40. In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, a public body may agree with a housing authority, redevelopment agency, redevelopment entity or the federal government that a…

40A:12A-41. Donations, capital grants 41. Any municipality or county located in whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing authority or a redevelopment entity shall have the power from time to time to lend or donate money or make capital grants or periodic subsidi…

40A:12A-42. Creation of advisory council 42. A municipality or county may create an advisory council to advise it regarding housing or redevelopment matters. L.1992,c.79,s.42.

40A:12A-43. Submission of annual report 43. Any municipality, county, redevelopment entity or housing authority utilizing the powers authorized herein shall submit an annual report to the Commissioner of Community Affairs indicating the name, location and size of all projects und…