New Jersey's Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. §§ 52:27D-301 to 52:27D-329.19, is a statutory scheme intended to ensure that municipalities fulfill their constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing to New Jersey's low-and moderate-income residents. Under the Act, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) is charged with the responsibility of establishing programs to assist municipalities in meeting their obligation to provide affordable low-and moderate-income housing. N.J.S.A. § 52:27D-321. HMFA has promulgated regulations controlling …show more content…
5:80-26.5(c)). Prior to the issuance of the initial certificate of occupancy for a restricted ownership unit and upon each successive sale during the period of restricted ownership, the administrative agent shall determine the restricted price for the unit and shall also determine the non-restricted, fair market value of the unit based on either an appraisal or the unit's equalized assessed value. At the time of the sale of the unit, the purchaser shall execute and deliver to the administrative agent a recapture note obligating the purchaser (as well as the purchaser's heirs, successors and assigns) to repay, upon the first non-exempt sale after the unit's release from the requirements of this subchapter, an amount equal to the difference between the unit's non-restricted fair market value and its restricted price. The recapture note shall be secured by a recapture lien evidenced by a duly recorded mortgage on the unit. N.J.A.C.