Housing developments: disasters: reconstruction of destroyed or damaged structures.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill streamlines the process for rebuilding housing developments after disasters. It allows homeowners in common interest developments to rebuild substantially similar structures that were destroyed or damaged, even if existing covenants or restrictions prohibit it. The bill requires local governments to approve these rebuilds within 90 days and establishes a process for appealing decisions. It also includes provisions to ensure fair treatment and attorney’s fees for those affected.
Key provisions
- Allows rebuilding of substantially similar residential structures destroyed or damaged in a disaster, despite existing covenants and restrictions.
- Requires local governments to approve rebuilding applications within 90 days.
- Establishes a process for appealing local government decisions regarding rebuilding applications.
- Defines key terms related to disaster reconstruction and rebuilding.
- Provides for attorney’s fees for property owners who prevail in legal challenges.
- Authorizes a streamlined, ministerial approval process for housing developments impacted by disasters.
- Provides a 3-year moratorium on ordinances prohibiting the use of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or recreational vehicles during reconstruction.
- Requires compliance with labor standards during reconstruction.
Who is affected
- Homeowners in common interest developments
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