new state pre-emption avenue: affordable housing

Reasonable minds say that more affordable housing is needed. However, changing zoning laws isn’t easy when your voting constituents favor NOT IN MY BACKYARD (NIMBY). The answer? Some think it’s going to be state preemption of local zoning regulations that require affordable housing to be built. Potential winners? Affordable Housing developers.

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