Avalon City Zoning Code

§ 27-11.19

Tenant Income Eligibility.

[Amended 3-11-2026 by Ord. No. 899-2026]

Tenant income eligibility shall be determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.14, as may be amended and supplemented, and shall be determined as follows:

Very-low-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than or equal to 30% of the regional median income by household size.

Low-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than or equal to 50% of the regional median income by household size.

Moderate-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than 80% of the regional median income by household size.

The Administrative Agent shall certify a household as eligible for a restricted rental unit when the household is a very-low-income, low-income or moderate-income household, as applicable to the unit, and the rent proposed for the unit does not exceed 35% (40% for age-restricted units) of the household's eligible monthly income as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.17, as may be amended and supplemented; provided, however, that this limit may be exceeded if one (1) or more of the following circumstances exists:

The household currently pays more than 35% (40% for households eligible for age-restricted units) of its gross household income for rent, and the proposed rent will reduce its housing costs;

The household has consistently paid more than 35% (40% for households eligible for age-restricted units) of eligible monthly income for rent in the past and has proven its ability to pay;

The household is currently in substandard or overcrowded living conditions;

The household documents the existence of assets with which the household proposes to supplement the rent payments; or

The household documents reliable anticipated third-party assistance from an outside source such as a family member in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the owner of the unit.

The applicant shall file documentation sufficient to establish the existence of any of the circumstances in Subsection 27-11.19b.1 through e above with the Administrative Agent, who shall counsel the household on budgeting.

Avalon City Zoning Code

§ 27-11.19

Tenant Income Eligibility.

[Amended 3-11-2026 by Ord. No. 899-2026]

Tenant income eligibility shall be determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.14, as may be amended and supplemented, and shall be determined as follows:

Very-low-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than or equal to 30% of the regional median income by household size.

Low-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than or equal to 50% of the regional median income by household size.

Moderate-income rental units shall be reserved for households with a gross household income less than 80% of the regional median income by household size.

The Administrative Agent shall certify a household as eligible for a restricted rental unit when the household is a very-low-income, low-income or moderate-income household, as applicable to the unit, and the rent proposed for the unit does not exceed 35% (40% for age-restricted units) of the household's eligible monthly income as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.17, as may be amended and supplemented; provided, however, that this limit may be exceeded if one (1) or more of the following circumstances exists:

The household currently pays more than 35% (40% for households eligible for age-restricted units) of its gross household income for rent, and the proposed rent will reduce its housing costs;

The household has consistently paid more than 35% (40% for households eligible for age-restricted units) of eligible monthly income for rent in the past and has proven its ability to pay;

The household is currently in substandard or overcrowded living conditions;

The household documents the existence of assets with which the household proposes to supplement the rent payments; or

The household documents reliable anticipated third-party assistance from an outside source such as a family member in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the owner of the unit.

The applicant shall file documentation sufficient to establish the existence of any of the circumstances in Subsection 27-11.19b.1 through e above with the Administrative Agent, who shall counsel the household on budgeting.