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The ''Mount Laurel'' doctrine is a controversial judicial interpretation of the New Jersey State Constitution. The doctrine requires that municipalities use their zoning powers in an affirmative manner to provide a realistic opportunity for the production of housing affordable to low and moderate income households. ==Terminology== Many terms have a specialized meaning in the discussion of this topic, as follows: ; affordable housing : habitable shelter that can be rented (or purchased with mortgage financing) at a periodic cost that does not exceed a specified percentage of the household income. The periodic cost may include not only the rent or monthly mortgage payment but also utilities or in the case of a purchase, costs for real estate taxes, casualty and mortgage insurance and homeowners association charges. Affordability depends upon household income and in this context the household income must qualify as low or moderate. ; exclusionary zoning : municipal use of the zoning power to exclude persons based on socioeconomic status. Exclusionary zoning will commonly refer to requirements, such as minimum lot sizes, which have the effect of increasing the cost of housing so that it is beyond the means of lower income households. ; household : the person or group of persons residing in a dwelling unit. (The term "family" is not used because there is no requirement that a household members be related by blood or marriage.) ; inclusionary development : a development which includes an affordable housing component ; low income : a household with an annual income equal to or less than 50% of the county's median income for a household of that size, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ; moderate income : a household with an annual income equal between 50% and 80% of the county's median income for a household of that size, as determined by HUD 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Laurel doctrine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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