Feb 1, 2013
A New Era for Housing Elements? by Barbara Kautz, Partner, and Pete Parkinson
Jan 31, 2013
In 2013, various laws unrelated to the on-going dissolution of redevelopment agencies have been signed into law that will have an impact on real estate, affordable housing, land use, municipal law, community economic development, public finance, fair housing, real...
Jan 24, 2013
As successor agencies complete their due diligence review (the “DDR”) procedures for determining unobligated assets of their former redevelopment agencies available for distribution to taxing entities, attention must quickly turn to the preparation of...
Jan 8, 2013
On December 20, 2012, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) published a proposed Hold Harmless policy that would protect affordable housing operators from having to lower rents because HUD has published decreases in the HUD calculation...
Jan 4, 2013
A.B. 2674 significantly changes the obligations of California employers, and the rights of current and former employees, regarding employees’ personnel files. Previously, Labor Code section 1198.5 allowed employees to inspect their personnel records at...
Jan 3, 2013
On January 1, 2013, Congress voted to extend the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) Program for two additional years. The NMTC Program had expired on December 31, 2011. The extension of the NMTC Program is one component of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,...
