New Jersey S4502 authorizes the acquisition of real property to expand affordable, rapid, and transitional housing options.

New Jersey S4502 aims to address the state's housing crisis by authorizing the Department of Community Affairs to acquire real property for transitional and emergency housing. The bill specifies that qualifying facilities must be located in the most populous cities and meet certain size and bed requirements. If acquisition by purchase, lease, or gift is not possible, eminent domain can be used. The bill also requires the department to renovate these properties into high-quality residential units with trauma-informed designs and HEPA and carbon-based air filtration systems.

New Jersey S4502 authorizes the acquisition of real property to expand affordable, rapid, and transitional housing options.

New Jersey S4502 aims to address the state's housing crisis by authorizing the Department of Community Affairs to acquire real property for transitional and emergency housing. The bill specifies that qualifying facilities must be located in the most populous cities and meet certain size and bed requirements. If acquisition by purchase, lease, or gift is not possible, eminent domain can be used. The bill also requires the department to renovate these properties into high-quality residential units with trauma-informed designs and HEPA and carbon-based air filtration systems.