In a lawsuit filed today, the Fair Share Housing Center, a nonprofit group of lawyers, is calling for a court-appointed monitor to oversee the state Council on Affordable Housing, which critics say has been dragging its feet.
The state Supreme Court recently gave the agency until Feb. 26 to write new rules that would allow affordable-housing construction to start back up in New Jersey. Walsh says COAH has already missed the first deadlines and will not be able to fulfill the court's order by February.