Council on Affordable Housing

State of New Jersey
Council on Affordable Housing
Agency overview

Formed	1985
Jurisdiction	New Jersey
Headquarters	101 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08625
Agency executives	Rich Constable, Chairman Lucy Vandenberg, Executive Director
Parent agency	New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Website	www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/coah/

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The Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was, until its abolition in 2024, an agency of the Government of New Jersey within the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs that was responsible for ensuring that all 566 New Jersey municipalities provided their fair share of low and moderate income housing

The A4/S50 New Jersey law, signed in 2024, requires towns to plan for and allow more affordable housing. It updated how housing obligations are calculated and enforced and abolished the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), shifting oversight away from that agency.