New Jersey § 52:27d-313
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§ 52:27d-313.
a. A municipality which has filed a housing element may, at any time during a two-year
period following the filing of the housing element, petition the council for a substantive
certification of its element and ordinances or institute an action for declaratory
judgment granting it repose in the Superior Court , but in no event shall a grant of substantive certification extend beyond a 10-year
period starting on the date the municipality files its housing element with the council . The municipality shall publish notice of its petition in a newspaper of general
circulation within the municipality and county and shall make available to the public
information on the element and ordinances in accordance with such procedures as the
council shall establish. The council shall also establish a procedure for providing public notice of each
petition which it receives. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, a municipality
which filed a housing element prior to the effective date of P.L.1990, c. 121 , shall be permitted to petition for substantive certification at any time within
two years following that filing, or within one year following the effective date of P.L.1990, c. 121 , whichever shall result in permitting the municipality the longer period of time
within which to petition. The Council shall establish procedures for a realistic opportunity review at the midpoint
of the certification period and shall provide for notice to the public.
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