10/07/2016
Friday, October 7, 2016 Long Beach Convention Center Lynn Hutchins and Karen Tiedemann will be speaking at the California League of Cities Annual Conference about California’s Density Bonus Law.
Oct 5, 2016
The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District has determined that a developer’s payment of an affordable housing fee “in lieu” of providing affordable onsite units does not constitute a Fifth Amendment taking, is not an exaction for purposes...
Sep 30, 2016
In an effort to streamline housing production in the face of the state’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Brown signed AB 2299 (Bloom) and SB 1069 (Wieckowski) into law, amending Government Code section 65852.2 to make it easier for property owners to create...
Sep 29, 2016
After a project is approved with an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code section 21166 provides that later project changes require a subsequent EIR only in limited circumstances, including if...
Sep 23, 2016
Goldfarb & Lipman was honored with the Partner Award at Christian Church Homes’ Annual Fundraising Celebration. M David Kroot and Robert C. Mills, both partners at the firm, are shown here accepting the award. The Partner Award is for an...
Aug 26, 2016
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has addressed concerns regarding requirements for an onsite Resident Manager’s unit to be included in the eligible basis of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties (the “Eligible Basis”). Click here...