Throughout the past 35 years, the attorneys in our Land Use Team they have led the development of strategies for builders and property owners to make the best use of the opportunities created by the constitutional obligation to develop housing in communities throughout New Jersey. Our attorneys have been involved in affordable housing proceedings involving more than 100 municipalities.

Hill Wallack LLP has served, and continues to serve, as counsel to the New Jersey Builders Association in litigation involving affordable housing. Our attorneys have repeatedly been honored by the NJBA for our work on behalf of builders in this area.

Representative Matters

• Hill Wallack LLP represents builders and property owners in negotiations and litigation to secure rezonings and development approvals in municipalities that have not met their constitutional obligations.
   
• We represent builders and property owners in negotiations and litigation to convert commercial and industrial properties and underutilized residential properties to multi-family residential projects in municipalities that have not met their constitutional obligations.
   
• Our attorneys represent builders and property owners in administrative proceedings before the Council on Affordable Housing and other state agencies.
   
• We provide advice and representation to builders and property owners in issues involving compliance with local and state affordable housing mandates.
   
• The Firm represents builders and property owners in resisting unfair or inappropriate municipal affordable housing-related fees and other mandates.
   
• We provide advice and representation to builders, property owners, and non-profit entities in securing and utilizing low income housing tax credits and other state and federal subsidies.
   
• Our attorneys provide advice and representation of the same high quality to the nation’s largest and most sophisticated developers, to local builders, and to individual property owners.