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Housing and Development Resources

New Jersey

New Jersey Housing Litigation Database
Housing and zoning litigation in the New Jersey courts since 2014. Part of the New Jersey Digital Legal Library
New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing Decisions
New Jersey COAH decisions from 1986 to 2010. Part of the New Jersey Digital Legal Library
Mount Laurel Material
Documents relating to the historic 1983 Mount Laurel decision and subsequent legislation. Part of the New Jersey Digital Legal Library
New Jersey Legislature Home Page
Includes legislative bills with histories back to 1996; the New Jersey State Constitution; a searchable index to New Jersey Statutes; legislative reports; and transcripts of some public hearings

United States

Congress.gov
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. Browse or search legislation from the 93d (1973) Congress to the present. You can also search the full text of the Congressional Record from the 101st (1989) Congress to the present, and browse or search the full text of House and Senate committee reports from the 104th (1995) Congress to the present.
24 CFR Parts 100-125
The "Fair Housing" regulations.
Westlaw Campus Research
Search U.S. Codes, federal regulations, state codes, and case law. Rutgers-restricted Access
Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and Management of Change.
American Planning Association. 2002.
Compilation of Basic Laws on Housing and Community Development
Extensive compilation from the House Committee on Financial Services. Includes laws passed through December 31, 2002.
A Chronology of Housing Legislation and Selected Executive Actions (1892-2003)
Compiled by the Congressional Research Service for the House Committee on Financial Services.
Survey of State Land Use and Natural Hazards Laws
American Planning Association, Nov. 15, 2019.
From Traditional to Reformed: A Review of the Land Use Regulations in the Nation's 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas. August 2006
Report by Rolf Pendall, Robert Puentes, and Jonathan Martin. A Brookings Institution Research Brief.