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SB 35 aims to address the California housing shortage by increasing housing supply. The bill was signed into law on September 29, 2017 by Governor Jerry Brown as part of California’s 2017 Housing Package – a set of 15 bills that provide “an injection of new regulatory and financial resources” for cities. [1][2] Scott Wiener introduced ...
The Housing Accountability Act (HAA) is a California state law designed to promote infill development by speeding housing approvals. The Act was passed in 1982 in recognition that "the lack of housing, including emergency shelter, is a critical statewide problem," and has also been referred to as "the anti-NIMBY law."
The Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa–Hawkins") is a California state law enacted in 1995, placing limits on municipal rent control ordinances. Costa–Hawkins preempts the field in two major ways. [1] First, it prohibits cities from establishing rent control over certain kinds of residential units, such as single-family dwellings ...
A 2018 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that 14% of the price tag for California’s affordable housing projects was made up of consulting fees and other administrative ...
California is committed to building 2.5 million homes in the next eight years, and desperately need affordable housing. The Legislature should pass SB 423. Originally published May 14, 2023 ...
That has changed. SB 35 was one of the first efforts to put teeth behind the state’s housing laws. SB 35’s fast tracking is allowed only in cities that have failed to meet their housing ...
California Fair Employment and Housing Act of 1959; California HOME Act; California Housing Accountability Act; California Senate Bill 35 (2017) California Senate Bill 50 (2019) Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act
There are few issues as urgent as this one. In 2021, the California Housing Partnership concluded that the state needs to build 1.2 million affordable homes to meet the needs of low-income renters ...