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February 14, 2014
Inclusionary Housing is a tried and true method of creating affordable housing. Inclusionary policies require new housing developments to include homes affordable to a wide range of incomes.
March 31, 2015
On June 15, 2015 the California Supreme Court released an opinion that affirms the ability of cities and counties to adopt inclusionary housing ordinances, a critical tool in developing affordable homes. The ruling upholds the Appeal Court decision and finds in favor of the defendant and appellant, the City of San Jose, in the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) v. City of San Jose case. In 2010, the CBIA filed a lawsuit in superior court challenging San Jose’s for-sale…
June 10, 2015
NPH has long supported inclusionary housing policies as an important tool for local jurisdictions to create affordable homes for working class families. Since the Palmer case, NPH and partners have been supporting Bay Area localities to continue to implement and adopt inclusionary policies on a voluntary basis for rental developments. Inclusionary policies are effective at creating housing choices in communities where no tradition of affordable housing development exists and where housing is produced without direct government funding. Most importantly, new inclusionary…
February 29, 2016
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) announced that it will not hear the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) challenge to the City of San Jose’s inclusionary housing ordinance
April 19, 2016
On Wednesday, April 13, the Assembly Committee on Local Government approved AB 2502 (Mullin and Chiu), a.k.a., the “Palmer Fix” bill, that would clarify that local jurisdictions may require, as a condition of approval, inclusion of affordable units in a multiple unit rental development. The legislation now moves to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development. At the committee hearing, Patrick Heisinger with the City of San Jose provided strong testimony describing how critical inclusionary or mixed-income ordinances are…
May 18, 2016
On Thursday, April 7th, the VTA Board of Directors took action to adopt a strong Affordable Housing Policy (AHP) that will govern the disposition of VTA-owned land. This impactful policy will increase the stock of housing and affordable housing, and sets a positive example for other agencies to emulate.