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Tag Archives: Housing
PILP Before 5th District Court of Appeal
PILP Staff Attorney Valerie Feldman appeared before the 5th District Court of Appeal to argue for more inclusive housing in Clovis, a community that has long been segregated by race and economic status. PILP brought this case with Central California … Read more
Senate Bill 197 Extends Housing Element Rezoning Deadline for Certain Jurisdictions
Senate Bill 197 (SB 197) was signed into law by the Governor as part of California’s 2022-2023 budget package on June 30, 2022. SB 197 extends AB 1398’s one-year rezone requirement if certain conditions are met.
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Los Angeles Apartment Owners’ Challenge to LA’s COVID Eviction Moratorium
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal issued an August 25, 2021 opinion affirming the trial court’s rejection of a preliminary injunction motion by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles to stop the COVID eviction moratorium enacted by the City … Read more
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Court Finds Clovis’s Current and Inadequate Zoning Does Not Comply with State Law.
Petitioners Desiree Martinez and Maria de Jesus Sanchez, represented by PILP and Central California Legal Services, sued the City of Clovis to force the City’s Housing Element to comply with state law. On April 30, 2021, the Fresno County … Read more
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More Than $10 million Secured for Affordable Housing in San Mateo County
On April 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court declined the Department of Finance’s request to depublish the opinion in Legal Aid Society v. Department of Finance, 59 Cal. App. 5th 166 (2020). The opinion (also linked below) filed on … Read more
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PILP’s COVID-19 Response
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PILP Supports Suspension of Rents by California Local Governments
PILP joins advocates across the state to urge California local governments to suspend rent at a time when so many workers are ordered to stay home. On April 7, 2020, PILP joined our colleagues at the Law Foundation of Silicon … Read more
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Court Rules that California Charter Cities Must Prioritize Surplus Public Land for Affordable Housing Development
Oakland, CA – On November 26, 2019, California’s Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeal issued a decision in Anderson v. City of San José—a case that has profound implications for the affordable housing crisis throughout … Read more
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Smith v. City of Oakland
Oakland renters who need to live in accessible units are either shut out of the City’s rent control protections entirely, or forced to live in inaccessible units. Please contact DRA if you are in either situation, we want to hear … Read more
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Smith v. City of Oakland-Press Release
People with Disabilities Charge That Oakland’s Rent Stabilization Program Excludes Them and Must Be Fixed Notwithstanding Costa-Hawkins
August 28, 2019 – Oakland, CA – A class action lawsuit was filed today alleging that people with disabilities are discriminatorily excluded from … Read more
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