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National Low Income Housing Coalition
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A Call to Action
We must take action now by:
Investing $975 million in housing to provide security and stability for vulnerable households
Creating a more streamlined application process for getting families into affordable homes, coupled with robust housing assistance programs
Promoting community-based wealth and reducing NJ’s worst in the nation racial wealth gap, which is estimated at more than $300,000
Expanding transparency and accountability for institutional investor (e.g. LLCs) ownership by mandating the listing of the actual name, address, and contact information, so tenants and public entities have a person to go to and get issues abated
Eliminating credit score standards for tenants, especially for those eligible for rental assistance, and ending racial discrimination in home appraisals
Developing a state-wide habitability and code enforcement hotline with the NJ Department of Community Affairs and the Attorney General’s office for tenants
To help inform these efforts to support the well-being of lower income renters throughout New Jersey, the Housing and Community Development Network of NJ (HCDNNJ), the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), and directly impacted renters themselves, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, are collaborating with Regional Plan Association to highlight inequality and affordability challenges for renters within the anchor communities of Atlantic City, Camden, New Brunswick, Newark, Paterson, Perth Amboy, and Trenton.
The following housing profiles highlight key indicators and comparisons among these anchor communities to provide insights, especially on housing characteristics and what residents can afford to pay. This information is meant to serve as a resource for community advocates and local, county, and state government officials to help understand housing inequality around the state and support policy decisions to ensure healthy homes and well-being for vulnerable low-income renters across New Jersey.
Support for these profiles was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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