Fair Share Housing Center
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HOUSING IS CENTRAL TO THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. Access to affordable housing is crucial to creating integrated communities that reflect the economic and racial diversity of New Jersey. At Fair Share Housing Center, we leverage legal and policy strategies to dismantle decades of discriminatory housing policies that have harmed low-income residents and communities of color.
We are the leading organization working to implement and enforce New Jersey's Mount Laurel Doctrine — which requires every municipality to provide their fair share of affordable homes — and challenge exclusionary zoning and other local policies that prevent affordable homes from being built. We also advocate for local, state and federal policies that expand affordable housing opportunities, including inclusionary zoning, public funding for affordable housing, and reforms that make it easier to build affordable homes.
We advocate for policies, like the Fair Chance in Housing Act, that protect individuals’ access to stable housing. No one should be denied a home solely because of poor credit, a past eviction, or prior involvement in the criminal legal system.
In 2014, we secured the largest fair housing settlement in U.S. history for low-income renters and homeowners across New Jersey. We continue to advocate for fairer and more equitable disaster relief processes and increased investments to build resilient communities in New Jersey and nationally.
We recognize the intersectionality of housing with other issues and know that to truly achieve racial and economic justice we must tackle disparities from multiple angles. We partner with community stakeholders, government officials, and advocacy organizations to address the racial wealth gap and secure investments that benefit communities of color.
Your support makes home possible for people and families in every corner of New Jersey.