The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has released 22 new Housing Law Fact Sheets that provide concise, standalone summaries of key state housing laws. As state housing laws continue to expand and evolve, the fact sheets offer quick-reference guidance on statutory requirements, recent legislative changes, and relevant technical assistance letters. Topics that may be of interest to developers include:
- Accessory Dwelling Unit law
- Density Bonus Law
- Housing Accountability Act
- Housing Crisis Act (SB 330)
- SB 35 / SB 423 streamlining
- Permit Streamlining Act
- Transit-Oriented Development (SB 79)
HCD also recently revamped its Technical Assistance and Enforcement Letters Dashboard to make it easier to locate individual letters sent to local jurisdictions on a range of housing law implementation issues. Together, the materials offer a practical reference for navigating entitlement strategy, local agency obligations, and state housing-law compliance across California.
