In the Matter of the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97 by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, A-5382-07T3; Appellate Division; opinion by Skillman, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication October 8, 2010. Before Judges Skillman, Fuentes and Simonelli. On appeal from the Council on Affordable Housing. DDS No. 26-2-9671 [72 pp.]

This opinion addresses 22 appeals challenging the validity of revised rules of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), adopted under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), which establish the obligations of municipalities to provide affordable housing during the “third round” period from 1999 to 2018 and provide mechanisms for municipalities to achieve compliance with those obligations.