Housing.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Housing and Community Development
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to make renting more affordable by limiting fees that landlords can charge tenants. It prohibits landlords from charging excessive fees for things like application processing, late payments, or pet ownership. The bill also extends certain protections related to housing development approvals and foreclosure practices, aiming to prevent unfair practices and streamline the housing process. Finally, it modifies data requirements for housing needs assessments and clarifies rules regarding the disposal of surplus land.
Key provisions
- Prohibits excessive fees from landlords, including processing fees, late fees, and pet fees.
- Extends deadlines for housing development approvals, removing time limits on local agency review.
- Repeals provisions related to subordinate mortgages and foreclosure practices, deeming debt abandoned under certain conditions.
- Modifies data requirements for regional housing need plans, shifting to national benchmarks.
- Removes restrictions on the disposal of surplus land owned by school districts.
- Extends the timeframe for the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, protecting affordable housing development.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘development project’ under the Permit Streamlining Act to include housing development projects requiring entitlement approvals.
- Eliminates the requirement for local agencies to conduct more than 5 hearings on housing development projects if the project complies with applicable standards.
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