Housing
Affordable housing obligations, multifamily and residential development, conversions and housing incentives. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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- MediumNew York
New York court blocks commercial tax class for vacant residential lots outside Manhattan
Two appellate rulings require New York City to tax vacant residential lots in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island in class one, and let owners correct some past years.
In courtHousingTaxes & incentives - MediumNew York County, NY
New York high court upholds SoHo and NoHo conversion fee; Supreme Court conference October 9
The Court of Appeals held on January 13, 2026 that the $100-per-square-foot fee to convert artist live-work units to ordinary residential use is not a taking. A petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review that ruling is set for its October 9 conference.
In courtHousingTaxes & incentives - HighNew York
New York City adopts fast-track land-use review and housing appeals board rules, effective November 14
City Planning rules set eligibility, deadlines and fees for a shorter review of qualifying rezonings and the procedure for a board that can restore housing approvals the City Council rejects or changes.
- HighNew York
New York City names 12 districts where qualifying affordable housing bypasses City Council review from 2027
Qualifying applications in the listed districts get a 90-day public review starting January 1, 2027, so land use timelines and contract contingencies tied to the standard process need review.
- MediumConnecticut
Connecticut bars leases that bill tenants for utilities their own unit meter does not measure
From October 1, 2026, Connecticut leases signed or renewed cannot make tenants pay utility charges unless a separate meter measures their unit's own use; such terms are unenforceable.
FinalHousingEnergy & grid - MediumConnecticut
Connecticut requires apartment building owners to file elevator repair plans within 48 hours of outages
Since October 1, 2026, owners of Connecticut buildings with housing and an elevator must notify tenants of outages within 24 hours and file a contractor's repair plan with the town within 48.
FinalHousing - MediumConnecticut
Connecticut extends as-of-right accessory units to special-act towns and limits water company hookup charges
From October 1, 2026, towns that zone under special acts must allow one accessory dwelling unit as of right, and investor-owned water companies face the connection-fee limits already applied to towns and authorities.
- MediumNew Jersey
New Jersey governor announces a permit “shot clock” for housing projects, with details still to come
The September 29 plan promises a permit shot clock and a doubling of housing production on State-owned land from 20,000 to 40,000 homes, but the announcement does not say which permits or how many days.
- MediumNew Jersey
New Jersey weighs up to 129 Opportunity Zone tracts, with housing a priority, by October 28
New Jersey will nominate new federal Opportunity Zones by an extended October 28 deadline, ranking tracts partly on housing capacity; designations would run from January 1, 2027, through 2036.
ProposedTaxes & incentivesHousing - MediumNew York
New York City lets late 421-a rental projects switch options to reach 2031 deadline
A city rule lets Option C and G projects that missed the June 15, 2026 completion date change affordability options and remain eligible for the exemption, if they filed a timely letter of intent.
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Rules 7
- New Jersey · N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq., as amended by P.L. 2024, c.2Fourth-round affordable housing obligations (Mount Laurel)
- Federal · 24 CFR Parts 50, 55 and 58HUD environmental review and flood standard for assisted housing
- Federal · 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart ELead-safe renovation of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied buildings
- New York · ECL 8-0105, 8-0111 (L. 2026, S9008-C Part R)2026 SEQR exemptions for housing
- New York · NYC Charter 197-f, 666-a (2025 amendments)NYC affordable housing fast-track procedures
- Connecticut · Public Act 25-1 (Nov. 2025 Sp. Sess., HB 8002)2025 housing law: parking and middle housing
- Connecticut · C.G.S. 8-30g (as amended by PA 25-1)Affordable housing appeals (8-30g)
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- New Jersey · NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance AgencyAffordable and workforce housing funds (State Tax Credit Subsidy Program)
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities; PSE&G, JCP&L, ACE, RECOEV charging incentives for multifamily and commercial sites: utility make-ready programs and NJBPU Multi-Unit Dwelling charger incentive
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean Energy (NJ Clean Energy Program)NJ Clean Energy Program New Construction Program (NCP)
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities; PSE&G, JCP&L, ACE, RECO, NJNG, SJG, Elizabethtown GasNJ utility energy-efficiency programs for commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings (Clean Energy Act Triennium 2)
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean EnergySuccessor Solar Incentive (SuSI): Administratively Determined Incentive (ADI) for net-metered and community solar
- New Jersey · NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance AgencyNJHMFA housing tax credit rounds
- Federal · IRS; state housing finance agenciesLow-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSBuilding energy credits ended June 30, 2026 (179D, 45L, 30C)
- New York · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentAffordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers (485-x)
- New York · Con EdisonCon Edison commercial, industrial and multifamily energy-efficiency and electrification incentives
- New York · NYSERDANew Efficient Homes New York: Heat Pump Incentive and Enhanced Design Support (residential new construction)
- New York · NYSERDANY-Sun incentives for commercial, industrial and community solar