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Law Alert – Section 202 Reform Bill Signed Into Law
With surprisingly little controversy, Congress passed legislation to reform the Section 202 and 811 supportive housing programs for very low income elderly and disabled persons. President Obama...
Law Alert – HCD Adopts Annual Housing Element Reporting Regulations
In March, the California Department of Housing and Community Development finally adopted Housing Element regulations that specify to citities and counties how to complete annual reports on housing...
Law Alert – Is Your Homeownership Program SAFE?
If you or your organization operates a homeownership program that markets, offers, or packages loans for homebuyers, you may be subject to SB 36 and SAFE Act Requirements. Download the PDF: “Is Your...
Law Alert – Bay Area Air District Adopts New Guidelines for Greenhouse Gases and Health Risk; More Projects Likely to Require Air Quality Analysis
The new Guidelines adopted on June 2, 2010, by the Bay Area Air District, contain new criteria for analyzing the air quality impacts of development projects under CEQA, in particular related to...
Law Alert – Cities and Counties Need to Amend Local Inclusionary Ordinances to Address Palmer V. City of Los Angeles
The Palmer decision has significant implications for local inclusionary ordinances. While the case only affects rental housing, communities should amend their local inclusionary ordinances to...
Law Alert – Redevelopment: Challenges to Redevelopment Agency Funding of Public Improvements
On January 1, 2010, SB 93 will take effect, making it more difficult for redevelopment agencies to fund public improvements located entirely outside of and not contiguousto a redevelopment project...
Law Alert – Redevelopment: Passthrough Reports Due Oct 1st
Health and Safety Code section 33684 was added to the Community Redevelopment Law (the “CRL”) by AB 1389 on September 30, 2008. Download the PDF: “Redevelopment: Passthrough Reports Due Oct...
Law Alert – Requiring Affordable Rental Units Violates State Rent Control Laws
In Palmer/Sixth Street Properties LP v. City of Los Angeles, decided on July 22, 2009, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District held that a condition of approval requiring 60...
Law Alert – Real Estate License Numbers Must Be Posted on Business Materials
California real estate brokers and salespersons must include their Department of Real Estate (“DRE”) license numbers on promotional materials as a result of a new state law which became effective...
Law Alert – Labor Law: EEOC Can Investigate Discrimination After Right-to-Sue Notice Issued
In a ruling that directly conflicts with a ruling of the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit in EEOC v. Federal Express Corp., 558 F.3d 842 (9th Cir. 2009), held that the Equal...
Law Alert – ARRA – Economic Development Opportunities
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was signed into law on February 17, 2009 and includes several provisions that may directly benefit economic development and redevelopment...
Law Alert – ARRA – Low Income Housing Tax Credits
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was signed into law on February 17, 2009 and includes several provisions meant to jumpstart the flagging Low Income Housing Tax Credit...
Law Alert – ARRA – Public & Subsidized Housing Opportunities
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was signed into law February 17, 2009, and contains several provisions that directly benefit public and subsidized housing. Download the...
Law Alert – ARRA – City & County Housing Opportunities
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted on February 17, 2009, includes several provisions that create additional housing opportunities at the local government level. Major...
Ensuring Continued Affordability in Homeownership Programs
By: Polly V. Marshall & Barbara E. Kautz, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Edited by: Bill Higgins, Institute for Local Government Click Here for Full Paper
