TRENTON, NJ—The state's Council on AffordableHousing released its court-ordered draft of new rules onthe number of affordable housing units that should be available forlow-income residents of each New Jersey municipality.

The long-awaited set of regulations was mandated by an order ofthe state Supreme Court. If approved, the rules would replacethresholds that expired 15 years ago and call for an additional110,000 affordable housing units across the state. The proposedrules also call for zoning changes to permit construction of 40,000new homes and rehabilitation of more than 60,000 others by 2024,according to The Star Ledger.

Housing advocates were critical of the new proposal by theChristie administration, which has staunchly resisted setting upnew COAH regulations. "I don't really think this is a good-faithattempt at doing what the courts asked," says KevinWalsh, associate director for the advocacy groupFair Share Housing Center. Walsh says the rules donot comply with what the court had requested.