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Law Alert – Summary of 2021 Legislative Session Housing Bills
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.
New State Housing Legislation
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...
Law Alert – California Court of Appeal Weighs in on Approval and Denial of Density Bonus Concessions
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...
Law Alert – SB 10 Provides a New Tool for Residential Upzoning
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.
Law Alert – SB 9 Mandates Ministerial Approval of Urban Lot Splits & Two-Unit Developments
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,...
Law Alert – Treasury Announces New Markets Tax Credits Allocation Awards
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...
Law Alert – Got Credit? New Law Gives Tenants the Right to Elect to Have Their Rent Payments Reported to Credit Agencies
SB 1157, which adds section 1954.06 to the California Civil Code, goes into effect July 1, 2021 and continues until July 1, 2025. This law requires landlords of "assisted housing developments" to...
Law Alert – New Foreclosure Rules: One- to Four-Unit Properties
In anticipation of a heightened housing crisis in the wake of COVID-19, Senate Bill 1079 went into effect on January 1, 2021, with the stated goal of promoting owner-occupied homeownership,...
Law Alert – Community Land Trusts: New Property Tax Exemption
California law has established a property tax exemption for property that is owned by a community land trust and that is being—or will be—developed or rehabilitated as rental housing, limited equity...
Law Alert – Shelter From The Storm: California Extends Pandemic Eviction Protections and Rental Assistance Program
On January 29, 2021 Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 91 (SB 91), extending residential eviction protections and implementing the State’s rental assistance program to address the impacts...
Law Alert – Expanding the Right to Rent Our Under Davis-Stirling; AB 3182 Eliminates Grandfathered Rental Restrictions for Common Interest Developments
“We must marshal all available resources to address the housing and homeless crisis,” said Assembly Member Phil Ting in his call-to-arms for AB 3182. Click here to read more.
Law Alert – Keeping Up With Tech: Brown Act Rules on Social Media Communication
As modes of communication continue to evolve with advances in technology, Assembly Bill 992 (effective January 1, 2021) clarifies which forms of communication via internet-based social media would...
Law Alert – New Mobile Home Park Conversion Requirements in AB 2782
In response to the conversion of mobile home parks into high-end developments and, correspondingly, the loss of the low- to moderate-income housing that manufactured homes provide, California passed...
Law Alert – HUD Provides Guidance on CARES Act Relief for Project-Based Rental Assistance
HUD is funding up to $224 million in COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSPs) for Properties Receiving Project-Based Rental Assistance under the Section 8, Section 202, or Section 811 Programs that...
Law Alert – HUD’s New Rule Repeals Substantice Federal Review of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), suspended HUD’s 2015 Rule regarding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (“AFFH”). HUD has now repealed the 2015 AFFH Rule...
