When a development project increases the capacity of an existing water or sewer connection, a local agency may charge only for the additional capacity — not as though it were an entirely new connection.
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How much — or how little — the new housing laws affect housing in California’s communities is up to local gatekeepers, including real estate brokers and mortgage lenders.
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SB 770 removes an HOA from a homeowner’s mandatory insurance when they install an electric vehicle charger in a common area.
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Assembly Bill 863 tasks the Judicial Council by 2027 to create a single summons form translated into multiple languages for use in any civil action.
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A new CFPB federal rule shaves down the definition for what lender actions qualify as mortgage discrimination.
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A loophole allowed local agencies to designate neighborhoods as “historic districts” barring additional housing by ordinance. Now, that local loophole is removed. Parcels in historic districts may now be subdivided and each lot constructed with a duplex.
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AB 299 sets protections for residents displaced by a disaster staying in short-term lodging for longer than 30 days.
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State departments may now approve housing plans, and all agencies now have tighter review timelines, or a building permit application is deemed complete.
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Homebuilders rebuilding residential structures damaged or destroyed in a disaster now encounter fewer hurdles when the home is located in a common interest development (CID) or a planned residential project.
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AB 920 mandates centralized portals for online housing development applications by 2028 in all cities or counties with a population over 150,000.
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Homebuilders now have the option to hire their own licensed engineers or architects to approve building plans when a local agency takes longer than 30 days to approve the plans.
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Assembly bill 712 holds local agencies accountable through painful money penalties and protections for applicants when agencies fail to follow housing reform laws.
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Assembly bill 1007 amends the 90-day deadline into 45 days for a public agency to approve or disapprove a development project.
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SB 655 protects against extreme heat by setting a maximum indoor air temperature in residential units.
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Senate Bill 9 mandates local agencies that do not submit new ADU ordinances to HCD or fail to respond to deficiency notices will have the new ordinance voided.
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A new law prohibits investors and their agents from swooping in after a fire and submitting offers to homeowners who have not yet marketed their property for sale.
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New legislation mandates transparency in real estate photography by requiring labels for digitally manipulated images used in advertising and promotion.
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New legislation mandates disclosure of tobacco and nicotine products as a common environmental hazard.
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A new law holds insurers to higher standards when responding to homes destroyed resulting from a state of emergency.
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A new law is wresting control from the Coastal Commission on ADUs.
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