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Single-family-only zoning has officially ended in the City of Seattle. On May 27, 2025, the Seattle City Council passed CB 120969 to comply with RCW 36.70A.635, which requires adoption of development regulations allowing for...more
Several Colorado municipalities have sued the state challenging the constitutionality of landmark zoning reforms enacted in 2024. The lawsuit specifically concerns two new laws passed by the legislature and one executive...more
Senate Bill (SB) 937 (Wiener) went into effect on January 1, 2025. SB 937 eases the financial burden on residential developers by prohibiting local agencies from imposing fees on specified residential development projects...more
Governor Gavin Newsom on March 14 praised Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) for sponsoring two bills (SB 607 and AB 609) that would streamline housing development in urban...more
On March 27, 2025, Empire State Development, New York State’s chief economic development agency, announced the launch of the Long Island Forward Housing Program (LIFHP), a $10 million initiative designed to promote and...more
In part five of the Housing New Law series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), important new housing legislation for 2025 related to tribal housing, housing authorities and other bills impacting city housing programs. Below...more
With very active legislative sessions in the DMV region, we're providing these updates on proposed legislation and several ongoing efforts impacting the multifamily industry. ...more
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution amending the city’s planning code to encourage the conversion of commercial buildings into housing. The amendment will remove select fees and application...more
Montgomery County is taking decisive action to expand affordable housing options and support the County’s residents with the More Housing N.O.W. (New Options for Worker) legislation package....more
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled legislation on February 12, 2025, aimed at protecting existing affordable housing units and improving the investment climate for newer multifamily housing in the District....more
On January 8, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Attorney General v. Town of Milton, et al. The SJC upheld the MBTA Communities Act as constitutional and found that the...more
New York City has taken what it intends to be a significant step toward addressing its housing crisis with the City Council’s December 5, 2024, approval of the third, and final, element of Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing and...more
On December 5, 2024, the New York City Council approved with modifications the NYC Department of City Planning’s (DCP) City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the third and final of Mayor Adams’ City of Yes initiatives. The new...more
The Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform held its first hearing on June 18, 2024, commencing its efforts to address California’s housing and climate crises by reforming the state’s land use permitting regime....more
Welcome to the Third Issue of Sullivan’s Zoning and Development Newsletter- This newsletter is a collaboration between members of our Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and the Litigation Department, in order to provide...more
The 2024 Florida Legislature is contemplating revisions to The Live Local Act (“Act”) which took effect on July 1, 2023. These changes are being considered in Senate Bill No. 328 and Florida House Bill No. 1239....more
AB 2011 (Wicks) provides for “by right” streamlined ministerial (i.e., no CEQA) approval of qualifying mixed-income and affordable housing projects along commercial corridors in commercial zoning districts. This new law is...more
A local organization appealed the denial of its challenge to the approval of an affordable housing project and disputed the trial court’s order requiring it to post a bond. The Court of Appeal rejected plaintiff’s contentions...more
The Washington State Legislature kicked off its 2023 Legislative Session on Monday, January 9, 2023. A big focus this year is on affordable housing initiatives. This Update summarizes five significant affordable housing bills...more
Holland & Knight Partner Jennifer L. Hernandez, leader of the firm's West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group, recently authored an industry report for the Center for Jobs & The Economy, whose mission is to identify and...more
Zoning laws are changing in Connecticut. The goal? To make housing more affordable and accessible for everyone. - Nearly a century ago, the Connecticut Legislature adopted the “Standard Zoning Enabling Act” (now Chapter...more
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has adopted material changes to state zoning laws designed to encourage housing development, and in some cases mixed-use development that includes housing. This Holland & Knight alert...more
The Howard County, Maryland, Council passed Bill 13-2020—the Affordable Housing Retention Act—last week. This legislation provides the County and the Howard County Housing Commission with the right to purchase rental housing...more
In response to multiple news and industry reports that many urban areas in the United States are suffering a crisis in affordable housing, many states and cities are actively considering rent control as an ameliorative...more
A handful of important state laws related to housing have been passed by the California legislature, including the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330), which provides a set of limited reforms to the Housing Accountability Act...more