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CBIA Names California’s Inaugural Housing Killers, Housing Creators Legislation
The California Building Industry Association (CBIA) released its inaugural “Housing Killers” and “Housing Creators” lists. Specific legislative proposals were ranked based on whether they will further exacerbate California’s housing crisis,or help increase housing affordability and availability. The lists will be updated throughout the session, as bills are amended.
CBIA’s Dan Dunmoyer says, “California’s housing system is broken. Onerous regulations, abusive lawsuits, and new laws that drive up costs for new housing construction are major contributors to California’s growing housing crisis. Currently, our state is falling at least 100,000 units short each year on needed new housing, and the resulting shortage is causing prices to skyrocket.”
Two notable bills with negative impacts are AB 2447 and AB 2648, which Dunmoyer cites as “textbook examples of legislative proposals that would impose enormous cost pressures on the housing market. Legislation that significantly expands CEQA abuse – a recognized barrier to adding housing supply – and needlessly encouraging frivolous lawsuits does nothing to solve the housing crisis.”
Seven bills were categorized as positive, including:
– AB 1758 and AB 1979
– AB 2353
– AB 2913
– AB 3147
– AB 3194
– SB 827
– SB 831
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