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Edison officials say legal action will preserve immunity from builders'remedy lawsuits until June
Summary
Residents pressed the council about missed deadlines for adopting affordable-housing numbers. Township officials said they will file a declaratory-judgment action to preserve immunity under the amended state affordable-housing law while Edison finalizes its plan and numbers.
Residents and council members at Edison Township's Feb. 24 meeting pressed officials about the town's approach to the state's revised affordable-housing rules and whether the township is vulnerable to Builders'Remedy lawsuits.
Joel Bassoff, a resident, said Edison missed a Jan. 31 statutory deadline to adopt Department of Community Affairs (DCA) numbers and warned the lapse could expose the township to Builders'Remedy litigation. "Why didn't Edison follow a strategy like that," he asked, referencing neighboring towns that adopted lower obligations than the state assigned.
Town officials told…
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