Marlboro Township - Affordable Housing Agency

The Affordable Housing Agency is responsible for ensuring that housing units in Marlboro Township that are designated as low- or moderate-income units, once constructed, remain affordable to and are occupied by low- or moderate-income households; and for serving as the Rent Control Board for mobile homes. The Affordable Housing Agency is also charged with:

Determining the maximum sale, resale and rental charges for low- or moderate-income units and providing certification to the developer, Planning Board , Mayor and Township Council as well as the construction official in charge of issuing affordable housing building permits.
Prequalifying prospective owners and renters based upon income and household size and for issuing income eligibility status certificates.
Establishing selection procedures and criteria for determining qualified purchasers and households.
Verifying that an Affordable Housing Plan has been recorded and the deeds of individual low- and moderate-income units reference the Affordable Housing Plan.
Developing a formula for use in calculating the maximum resale price of low- and moderate-income units consistent with the Township Affordable Housing Ordinance.
Determining whether the cost or value of the installation of improvements or amenities within or as part of a low- or moderate-income unit should be included in the calculation of the resale price or rental charge for the unit and establishing guidelines whereby a homeowner can obtain a determination from the Agency prior to the time improvements are made.
Reviewing and approving the Affordable Housing Plan required of all developers of low-and moderate-income housing.
Reviewing and approving the developer's proposed affirming marketing plan and requiring developers to submit proofs of publication in accordance with approved affirmative marketing plans.
Reporting semiannually to the Mayor and the Township Council, Planning Board, Western Monmouth Utilities Authority and Municipal Utilities Authority on the status of low- and moderate-income units.
Maintaining a waiting list of qualified purchasers and providing the list to any owner in the event of default proceedings.

The Affordable Housing Agency consists of five regular members and two alternate members, all of whom are appointed by the Mayor for three year terms. No more than two members of the Affordable Housing Agency may be Township officials and one member must be a tenant or owner/occupant of a low- or moderate-income unit who is not a township official. The Mayor also designates one regular member to serve as Chairperson.

The Affordable Housing Agency makes sure that the prices and rents for low-income housing units within Marlboro Township remain affordable by low-income households and that the prices and rents for moderate-income housing units remain affordable by moderate-income households.

The Affordable Housing Agency also regulates the sale and renting of low- and moderate-income housing units in order to make sure that they are only occupied by qualified households. Developers are required to give prospective purchasers and renters of low- and moderate-income units copies of Marlboro Township's Affordable Housing Plan and disclosure statement which identifies the applicable use, occupancy and resale restrictions.

All meetings are held in Meeting Room #1 of the Administration Building, 1979 Township Drive Marlboro at 7:00PM