As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2024. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This...more
11/7/2024
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Housing Market ,
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Roads ,
Urban Planning & Development
California law requires cities and counties to regularly plan for new housing development and to prepare and adopt housing elements that formalize these plans. For those cities and counties that fail to adopt housing elements...more
9/12/2024
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Zoning Laws
As in previous years, the California Legislature enacted a large volume of housing production laws in the 2022 session, some of which may have a significant effect on housing production in 2023. ...more
10/11/2022
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Affordable Housing ,
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Colleges ,
Density Bonus ,
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LEED Certified ,
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Parking Lots ,
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Real Estate Development ,
Student Housing ,
Universities ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws