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Big Changes to Residential Housing Laws in California


New California housing laws go into effect in 2024 - CalMatters

Scott Wiener: Senate Bill 423 re-ups and expands a law that speeds up the approval of apartment buildings in which some units are set aside for ...

California Housing Laws That Go into Effect in 2025 - Terner Center

Assembly Bill (AB) 2553 (Friedman) extends AB 2097 (2023), a law that eliminates minimum parking requirements for new residential, commercial, ...

Here's how a host of new housing laws will change California in 2025

It updated 2022's AB2011, which legalized housing in all commercial zones, even if they previously didn't allow it. The biggest change is that ...

Key Bills in California Housing Legislation | Nixon Peabody LLP

These new laws introduce changes to affordable income categories, streamline housing ... substantial compliance with housing element law ...

Governor Newsom signs bipartisan housing package and launches ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a new bipartisan legislative package to strengthen California's laws addressing the housing ...

New California Laws Affecting Housing in 2024 - CRES Insurance

Senate Bill 684 streamlines the approval process for small, infill apartment buildings with up to 10 units on vacant lots in neighborhoods where apartments are ...

California's 2024 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know | Insights

California Legislature enacted and extended significant housing streamlining laws in the 2023 session, which also saw signs of legislative ...

5 New California Housing Bills for 2024: A Guide - Harris & Associates

Overview of California's new housing bill updates that went into effect January 1, 2024. · SB 4 – Yes, In God's Backyard (YIGBY) · SB 423 – ...

California's New Housing Laws: What You Need to Know - Planetizen

The state legislature passed dozens of new laws aimed at improving housing affordability and streamlining the development process to meet rising demand.

California Rental Laws Changed in 2024: What Landlords Need To ...

The Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases for most residential tenants in California. · No-fault evictions are prohibited, so landlords can't ...

These New California Housing Laws Are Going Into Effect in 2024

The past legislative session saw 56 housing bills signed into law, but whether the momentum can be sustained in 2024 is still an open ...

California Changed Its Laws to Promote (One Form of) Housing

Zoning reforms like those undertaken in California are intended to improve housing markets' efficiency in two ways: by legalizing a more diverse ...

What's new in rental housing law for 2024

Over the past year, the California Apartment Association weighed in on hundreds of rental housing related bills at the state Capitol.

California Housing Legislation to Take Effect April 1

California senate and assembly bills, including Homelessness Prevention Act, cap rent hikes at 10% and prevents landlords from evicting ...

California's most controversial housing law could get a makeover

... housing law that has become much more significant ... Defenders of the current law say that isn't surprising: Large residential ...

California's new housing laws tap tiny homes, 'builder's remedy' to ...

Senate Bill 450 builds on the changes launched in 2021 by another recent piece of legislation, Senate Bill 9, that allowed property owners to ...

California's 2023 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know | Insights

A relatively underreported, but significant, new law is AB 2234, which creates a major change to local agency norms by establishing strict ...

California has so many new housing laws. Now let's put them to use

Rather, lawmakers passed dozens of under-the-radar policy changes that, in total, are expected to have a big impact over time by making it ...

Big Changes to Residential Housing Laws in California: SB567 and ...

Through the passing of SB 567 and AB 12, California has further revised the code sections related to the TPA to broaden protections for tenants.

2022 New Housing Legislation Summary

AB 2221 and SB 897 make substantial changes in the development standards applicable to accessory dwelling units ... California Fair Employment and Housing Act ...