The Asbury Park Press’s year-long investigation into affordable housing exposed widespread, illegal discrimination, health violations and misspending of millions of taxpayer dollars.

Although Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration regularly points to housing as a priority to make New Jersey a “state of opportunity,” rampant problems – some created by the government itself – persist for tens of thousands of renters who have no place to turn for help, the Press found.

“The whole concept that low- and moderate-income people are not entitled to live in a safe and clean and productive environment, it’s a myth that we’ve all been fighting for years to dispel,” Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver said at a roundtable discussion on housing inequities last month. The roundtable, however, failed to develop any tangible plans to make low-income housing safe and discrimination free.

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