Gubernatorial candidates lay out their plans on affordable housing

“The issue of finding homes for the residents in the state’s lowest income bracket is a policy fight marked by resources that are increasingly strained and tainted by decades of legal disputes. Whomever assumes the governorship will need to navigate the state’s crippling foreclosure rates and sky-high cost of living, combined with potential cuts in housing-related aid from Washington. In addition, hundreds of municipalities will soon be saddled with newly assigned affordable housing requirements, as towns and advocates duke it out in court. It’s a topic that is messy, nuanced and emotionally-charged. POLITICO New Jersey asked the six major gubernatorial candidates for their plan on affordable housing.”