Civil actions: housing development projects.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill increases the financial liability a plaintiff faces in civil actions challenging housing development projects, specifically low- or moderate-income housing and priority care developments. It raises the undertaking amount from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The bill also applies similar provisions to priority care developments that provide supportive housing or behavioral health services. It aims to strengthen California’s investment in addressing the housing crisis and shortage of community-based care facilities.
Key provisions
- Increases the liability limit for undertakings in civil actions challenging housing projects from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
- Applies the undertaking provisions to priority care developments providing supportive housing and behavioral health services.
- Establishes a special motion to strike for defendants challenging priority care development projects.
- Requires courts to deny a motion to strike if the plaintiff has a probability of prevailing.
- Includes provisions regarding discovery and the stay of proceedings.
- Defines ‘priority care development’ and ‘priority housing development’.
- Addresses the potential for economic hardship when requiring an undertaking.
- Adjusts the undertaking amount annually for inflation.
Who is affected
- Developers of housing projects
- Plaintiffs challenging housing projects
- Individuals seeking low- or moderate-income housing
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