Topic
Housing Development
98 published works
Land Use Developments
State Housing Law Again Preempts Subjective Local Development Standards
On February 2, 2022, in Bankers Hill 150 v. City of San Diego, __ Cal.App.5th __ (Case No. D077963), the Fourth District Court of Appeal relied on fundamental provisions of…
The Malaysian Lawyer
Case Update: Court of Appeal Decides Minister Can Grant Extension of Time for Vacant Possession
Guest writer, Annabel Tan, shares with us the Court of Appeal decision in the Bluedream case dealing with whether the Minister can extend time or not. The Court of…
Property Legal Insider
New legislation for large scale residential developments – strategic housing development process due to lapse on 25 February 2022
By Alison Fanagan, Jason Milne
The Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (the LRD Act) sets out proposed new arrangements for "large scale residential developments" (LRDs), which will supersede the existing Strategic Housing Development (SHD)…
CHW California Public Law Report
New restrictions on development impact fees on housing
By Michael G. Colantuono, Ephraim Margolin
Introduction. Governor Newsom signed AB 602 (Grayson, D-Concord) on September 28, 2021 to change how cities and counties impose impact development impact fees on housing. It is effective January 1,…
Land Use Developments
California Department of Housing and Community Development Warns San Francisco About Potential Violations of State Housing Law
For decades developers and landowners have considered San Francisco as a City that is unfriendly to property rights. From the City’s Hotel Conversion Ordinance, which severely restricts the conversion of…
Administrative and Regulatory
First District Upholds the Constitutionality of the Housing Accountability Act and Overturns City’s Denial of Housing Development
In Cal. Renters Legal Advocacy & Educ. Fund v. City of San Mateo (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 820, the First District considered an appeal from the denial of a petition that alleged…
CEQA Chronicles
First District Upholds the Constitutionality of the Housing Accountability Act and Overturns City’s Denial of Housing Development
In Cal. Renters Legal Advocacy & Educ. Fund v. City of San Mateo (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 820, the First District considered an appeal from the denial of a petition that alleged…
Real Estate Insights
Autumn Budget 2021: Real estate focused updates
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Autumn Budget for 2021 on 27 October 2021 and draft legislation was published on 4 November 2021 in the Finance Bill.…
Property Legal Insider
Land Development Agency Act 2021 signed into law
By Aoife Smyth
The Land Development Agency Act 2021 (the Act) was signed into law by the President on 21 July 2021. This Act gives legislative underpinning to the Land Development Agency (LDA)…
Property Legal Insider
Part V arrangements varied by Affordable Housing Act 2021
Part 6 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 will introduce important changes to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which is the mechanism which allows local authorities…