HCD Now has Authority to Revoke Housing Elements
Aug 14, 2018
The package included AB 72 (Chapter 370, Statutes of 2017), which provides HCD with broad authority to review any action or inaction by a city or county that it determines is inconsistent with an adopted housing element. This includes failure to implement specified program actions included in the housing element.
HCD now has the authority to revoke a state certified housing element and notify the California Office of the Attorney General if a local jurisdiction is in violation of state law for non-compliance with housing element law, the Housing Accountability Act, “no net loss” law, density bonus law or anti-discrimination law.
The agency has recently released a 5-minute video to explain its process for monitoring cities and counties and how HCD is implementing its new authority. It is important to note that cities with noncompliant or revoked housing elements are ineligible for many state and federal funding opportunities.
HCD’s website has information about the agency’s new authority.
Additional information can also be found in the League’s Guide to New Housing Law.
HCD now has the authority to revoke a state certified housing element and notify the California Office of the Attorney General if a local jurisdiction is in violation of state law for non-compliance with housing element law, the Housing Accountability Act, “no net loss” law, density bonus law or anti-discrimination law.
The agency has recently released a 5-minute video to explain its process for monitoring cities and counties and how HCD is implementing its new authority. It is important to note that cities with noncompliant or revoked housing elements are ineligible for many state and federal funding opportunities.
HCD’s website has information about the agency’s new authority.
Additional information can also be found in the League’s Guide to New Housing Law.