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Alfred Twu Sep 23, 2023

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

Alfred Twu Aug 21, 2023

Many housing bills got California Democratic Party's support as major priorities at this weekend's Visalia conference.
- Scott Wiener's #SB423 to streamline new home approvals

- Alex Lee's social housing bill #AB309

- Maria Elena Durazo tenant protections bill #SB567

- Matt Haney's #AB12 to limit security deposits to 1 month rent

- Dawn Addis's #AB318 mobile home tenant protections

- Josh Lowenthal's #AB1218 requiring replacement units for housing demolished for nonresidential bldgs

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Alfred Twu Apr 7, 2023

A look at this year's California tenant protection bills - these include bills to limit rent increases, address habitability, provide subsidies, and limit evictions.

While some cities have local laws limiting rent increases, it wasn't until 2019 when California passed a statewide law - AB1482. That law limited increases to inflation+5% or 10% a year, whichever was less. Still adds up fast. #SB567 from Senator Durazo would lower the cap.

Existing CA law bans cities from limiting rents on anything built after 1995, or the cutoff date they had when it was passed. This keeps most big cities from rent controlling anything from the 1980s onward. #SB466 from Aisha Wahab would change it to a 15-year rolling cutoff. She is one of the few tenants in the 120-person State Legislature - great example of why representation matters.

#CALeg

Alfred Twu Mar 10, 2023

One of this year's big California housing bills is #SB567. A few years ago, AB1482 capped rent increases to 10% a year, but that still adds up fast. The new bill will lower the cap and also close some loopholes that landlords use to evict tenants who have done nothing wrong. 🏘️