COAH definition

COAH means the Council on Affordable Housing, as established by the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq.).

COAH means the Council on Affordable Housing, which is in, but not of, the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey, that was established under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.).

COAH or the “Council” means the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing established under the Act which has primary jurisdiction for the administration of housing obligations in accordance with sound regional planning consideration in the State.

Examples of COAH in a sentence

• For most Highlands municipalities, the deadline for submission to COAH was extended to June 8, 2010.

• Both the RMP and Highlands Council instructions concerning submission of Master Plan Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans, sought municipal participation in a three-step process, intended to culminate in the submission of fully developed affordable housing plans to both the Highlands Council and the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) (or alternatively the Highlands Council and the Superior Court).

• Since COAH failed to do so, the New Jersey Supreme Court established a process for determining regional fair share affordable housing obligations for municipalities and reviewing municipal housing elements and fair share plans to determine whether those plans can be granted approval akin to “COAH substantive certification” by the courts.

• Comments: Verification by Program Administrator that all households are income eligible, that appropriate Verification by Building Code Official that units were below code and raised to code per theaffordability controls are in place and that rental prices conform to COAH regulations.

• The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend various sections of the Township Land Development Ordinance as a result of the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division finding that the Council on Affordable Housing’s attempts in developing Third Round Rules were invalid and ordered COAH to prepare rules that utilized methodologies similar to First and Second Round Rules for determining a municipality’s regional fair share affordable housing obligation.

More Definitions of COAH

COAH means the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.

COAH or the “Council” means the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing established under the Fair Housing Act.

COAH or the "Council" shall mean the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, as established by the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq.) which had primary jurisdiction for the administration of housing obligations in accordance with sound regional planning consideration in the State.

COAH means the Council on Affordable Housing of the State established by the Fair Housing Act of 1985, as same may be amended from time to time.

COAH means the Council on Affordable Housing in, but not of, the DCA, established under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.).

COAH or the “Council” means the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing established under the Fair Housing Act which previously had primary jurisdiction for the administration of housing obligations in accordance with sound regional planning consideration in the State. Pursuant to the Executive Reorganization Act of 1969, P.L. 1969, c. 203 (C. 52:14C-1 et seq.), the Governor abolished the Council and transferred all functions, powers, and duties to the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, effective August 29, 2011. As such, any and all references to COAH shall mean the Department.

COAH means the Council on Affordable Housing, as established by the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A.