Despite intentions to boost housing availability through new legislation aimed at transforming underutilized spaces into residential areas, a report from YIMBY Law found that California's recent laws have had minimal impact. The analysis scrutinized five laws passed since 2021, including SB 9, AB 2011, and SB 4, and revealed that permits for new housing developments remained exceedingly low. This outcome highlights the challenges in effectively implementing these laws despite their potential to reshape housing policies in California.
Fast-forward to 2025 and this spate of recent California laws... have had 'limited to no impact on the state's housing supply.'
The analysis, released today, studied five state laws passed since 2021 that have swept away regulatory barriers to building apartment buildings...
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