REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE: AB 1505 (Bloom) Inclusionary Zoning: Rental Housing (as enrolled)

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Clarifies and strengthens local authority to enact inclusionary rental housing programs in accordance with their police power in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing.

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Dear Governor Brown,

The CITY OF CITY respectfully requests your SIGNATURE on Assembly Bill 1505 (Bloom), which clarifies and strengthens cities’ authority to enact inclusionary rental housing programs in accordance with their police power in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing.

In the appellate court decision Palmer/Sixth Street Properties L.P. v. City of Los Angeles, 175 Cal. App. 4th 1396 (2009), the courts took a very broad interpretation of the Costa-Hawkins Act and its application on inclusionary housing ordinances, opining that inclusionary housing ordinances with regards to rental housing conflicted with and were preempted by the Costa-Hawkins Act. Costa-Hawkins was intended to restrict systems of rent control, not preclude rent restrictions on inclusionary housing.

The CITY OF CITY has made it a priority to improve the affordability of workforce housing, including rental units. [DISCUSS HOW YOUR CITY IS ADDRESSING WORKFORCE HOUSING]. AB 1505 would empower, not require, cities to implement substantive inclusionary housing programs. These programs would help meet the affordability needs of residents despite developer resistance. This measure would also complement the additional bills that seek to bring much needed financial resources to affordable housing programs.

For these reasons, the CITY OF CITY strongly supports this piece of legislation and respectfully requests your SIGNATURE on AB 1505.

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