Princeton Must Build More Affordable Housing, N.J. Judge Rules
- Possible ripple effect in other towns where homes are costly
- More than 100 municipalities have yet to meet obligation
Princeton, New Jersey.
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Princeton, one of America’s richest towns, must build more affordable housing, a judge ruled in a decision that may have ripple effects across New Jersey.
The home of Princeton University, the state’s only Ivy League school, must plan for 753 low-and middle-income homes, more than double what the borough had anticipated, according to the March 8 ruling by Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson. Its wealthy neighbor, West Windsor, has a burden of 1,500 homes for people of little means in a state with high living costs, Jacobson ruled.