Feb 17, 2022
Below is a summary of significant housing legislation that was passed in the 2021 legislative session and subsequently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Click here to read more.
Dec 13, 2021
Goldfarb and Lipman has been retained by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to prepare materials to assist local jurisdictions in complying with SB 9, which allows up to four units on sites zoned for single-family homes. The firm presented a webinar on the...
Oct 22, 2021
The Second District Court of Appeal has issued the first published case on the standards that cities and counties must follow when an application is made for a “concession or incentive” under density bonus law. Click here to read more.
Oct 1, 2021
On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed Senate Bill No. 10, which allows a city or county to more easily upzone multifamily parcels to permit up to ten residential units. Click here to read more.
Oct 1, 2021
Senate Bill 9, which adds sections 65851.21 and 66411.7 to the California Government Code, goes into effect January 1, 2022. This law requires public agencies to grant ministerial, or by-right, approval of urban lot splits and two-unit developments that meet certain...
Sep 1, 2021
On September 1, 2021, the United States Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (“CDFI Fund”) announced the awardees of New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”) for the 2020 round of the NMTC program. The...
