housing & land use
local government incentives to build workforce housing
SENATE BILL 1299
Provides sales tax rebates to local governments for completed workforce housing projects that were rezoned from idle commercial sites. Learn More
neighborhood homes act
SENATE BILL 1385
Would authorize residential development on existing lots currently zoned for commercial office and retail spaces such as strip malls or large "big box" retail spaces. Learn More
Tenancy: Rental payment default: state of emergency: covid-19
ASSEMBLY BILL 1436
Would prohibit any action for recovery of unpaid rent until 15 months after end of state of emergency. Learn More
statewide eviction moratorium
aSSEMBLY bILL 828 (ting)
Bill would prohibit a person from taking any action to foreclosure on a residential real property while a state or locally declared state of emergency related to the COVID-19 virus is in effect and until 91 days after the state of emergency has ended. Learn More
affordable housing preservation tax credit (ahptc)
ab 2058 (gabriel)
Creates Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Credit (AHPTC) to preserve existing affordable apartment properties & mobile homes by affecting housing organizations. Learn More
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT: EMERGENCY SHELTERS: SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING: EXEMPTIONS.
AB 1907 (Santiago)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. Learn More
oil well ordinance
Los angeles county - Title 22
The County of Los Angeles is updating requirements for oil wells in unincorporated County areas. The proposed Oil Well Ordinance (ordinance) will update permit requirements and development and operating standards in Title 22 for existing and new oil wells and accessory facilities in unincorporated LA County. Learn More
economic development: housing: workforce development
SENATE BILL 795
Existing law establishes various housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, including the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development for specified types of housing projects. Learn More
planning and zoning: housing development
SENATE BILL 902
The planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Learn More
emergencies: covid-19: commercial tenancies
SENATE BILL 939
Existing law permits the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency during conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property, including epidemics. Learn More