N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:37A-114

The authority shall establish rules and regulations concerning admissions to any housing project financed in whole or in part by loans authorized hereunder which shall provide priority categories for persons displaced or caused to be displaced by public or private action or by urban renewal projects, highway programs or other public works, persons living in substandard housing, persons and families who, by reason of family income, family size or disabilities have special needs, elderly persons, and families living under conditions violative of minimum health and safety standards.