Legal Updates on Housing Law

SB 340: Removes Barriers to Siting of Shelters for Unhoused Persons

AB 1218: Relocation Assistance and Replacement Housing Requirements of the Housing Crisis Act

SB 197 Extends Housing Element Rezoning Deadline for Certain Jurisdictions

AB 72 Strengthens Mid-Cycle Housing Element Enforcement

AB 1397: Housing Element Law Site Identification Strengthened (Updated June 2021)

SB 166: No-Net-Loss Law Strengthened Fortified Housing Element Site Preservation Requirements

SB 167: Significant Changes to the Housing Accountability Act (aka the “Anti-Nimby Law,” Gov. Code, § 65589.5)

Court of Appeal Rejects Redondo Beach’s Use of Permissive Zoning Overlays to Satisfy Housing Element Rezone Obligations