LAW ALERT – Exactly What is an Exaction? Affordable Housing May Be Challenged Under The Mitigation Fee Act

In Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto (“Sterling Park”), the California Supreme Court held on October 17, 2013 that local affordable housing requirements are “other exactions” that may be challenged using the protest provisions of the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.). Download the PDF here.