Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

82-20 Peter 5. O'Connor. Esa. Adam M. Gordon, Esq. 4] FAIR SHARE Reece HOUSING CENTER sea es ga April 6, 2020 Richard Trenk, Esq. McManimom Scotland and Baumann 75 Livingston Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068 Re: _ In the Matter of the Township of West Orange, County of Essex, Docket No. ESX-L-4697-15 Dear Mr. Trenk: This letter memorializes the terms of an agreement reached between the Township of West Orange (the Township or “West Orange”), the declaratory judgment plaintiff, and Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), a Supreme Court-designated interested party in this matter in accordance with In re N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97, 221 N.J. 1, 30 (2015) (Mount Laurel IV) and, through this settlement, a defendant in this proceeding. Background West Orange Township filed the above-captioned matter on July 21, 2015 seeking a declaration of its compliance with the Mount Laurel doctrine and the Fair Housing Act of 1985, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq., in accordance with In re N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97, supra. Through the declaratory judgment process, the Township and FSHC have agreed to settle the litigation and to present that settlement to the trial court with jurisdiction over this matter to review, recognizing that the settlement of Mount Laurel litigation is favored because it avoids delays and the expense of trial and results more quickly in the construction of homes for lower-income households. Settlement terms The Township and FSHC hereby agree to the following terms: 1. FSHC agrees that the Township, through the adoption of a Housing Element and Fair Share Plan conforming with the terms of this Agreement (hereafter “the Plan") and through the implementation of the Plan and this Agreement, satisfies its obligations under the Mount Laurel doctrine and Fair Housing Act of 1985, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq., for the Prior Round (1987-1999) and Third Round (1999-2025). 2. At this time and at this particular point in the process resulting from the Supreme Court's Mount Laurel IV decision, when Third Round fair share obligations have yet to be definitively determined, it is appropriate for the parties to arrive at a settlement regarding a municipality's Third Round Obligation instead of doing so through plenary adjudication of the Third Round Obligation. 3. FSHC and West Orange hereby agree that West Orange’s affordable housing obligations are as follows: 510 Pork

gation instead of doing so through plenary adjudication of the Third Round Obligation. 3. FSHC and West Orange hereby agree that West Orange’s affordable housing obligations are as follows: 510 Pork Blvd. » Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 + 856-665-5444 = fax: 856-663-8182 « www. fairsharehousing.org