Changes earliest date of construction or rehabilitation of housing granted credits without controls.

This bill (A1428) changes the earliest date for housing units to qualify for "credits without controls" under New Jersey's Fair Housing Act. It updates the requirement from housing built/rehabilitated after April 1, 1980, to include units constructed or rehabilitated starting January 1, 1948 (the date of the current state constitution). This directly affects New Jersey municipalities required to meet fair share housing obligations for low- and moderate-income households. The key mechanism allows municipalities to count older affordable housing units toward their fair share credit, expanding the pool of eligible housing for compliance calculations. The change aligns with the "Mt. Laurel" housing obligation framework, giving credit for all affordable housing built since 1948.