New State Board to Challenge Land Use Issues non-judiciously

What’s happening? NH, like many states, has a hot housing market. To keep the market in check, the state Legislature created the Housing Appeals Board “to provide a non-judicial avenue for aggrieved landowners and developers to appeal local land-use decisions.”

Why is this important? Other states see a Housing Appeals Board as a way to keep a pro-housing tool, without addressing zoning rules by allowing it to “intervene to approve formerly denied applications and allow projects to proceed.”

How will this be important? This will be replicated, especially as housing markets grow tighter. Its quicker and cheaper than courts and doesn’t change any laws or zoning laws.

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