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Housing
Meyers Nave has a long established track record of successfully facilitating the entitlement and development of affordable and market rate housing. We guide public agencies, private developers and universities through the complex labyrinth of local, state and federal laws applicable to housing projects. Our attorneys also handle litigation challenging those projects.
Government Approvals.
We work with housing developers to formulate strategies for obtaining local government approval of housing projects and complying with local and state housing requirements.
- Assist in compliance with local inclusionary housing requirements and preparation of regulatory and affordable housing agreements.
- Work with housing developers to apply for and use local (e.g., City of Los Angeles Transit Oriented Communities Program) and State Density Bonus laws to obtain enhanced project densities, waivers and reductions of development standards, and favorable parking requirements.
- Assist in the use of California’s Housing Accountability Act, SB 35 and other state laws to streamline the approval process and narrow local government discretion over housing project approvals.
- Work with housing developers to obtain CEQA approval for housing projects and qualify for CEQA exemptions for infill projects and affordable housing.
- Navigate historic preservation issues and adaptive reuse of qualifying historic properties.
- Advise housing developers and property owners on compliance with local rent control and rent stabilization ordinances.
- Assist in project compliance with the California Coastal Act and in obtaining approvals from the California Coastal Commission.
- Help housing developers entitle and build mixed-use and transit-oriented developments.
- Assist developers with approval of vesting tentative tract maps and compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
- Advise owners in the leasing and management of residential housing developments.
Public-Private Development.
Meyers Nave attorneys have the knowledge and experience needed to assist local governments and housing developers with land conveyance transactions and funding from government agencies for public-private development projects.
- Negotiate and prepare disposition and development agreements, purchase agreements, and ground leases, also assist with title review, due diligence and closing of transactions.
- Negotiate documentation for public funding sources for housing projects, such as redevelopment successor agency housing funds, development fees, SB 2 funds, federal HOME and CDBG funds, state Multifamily Housing Program and other state and local programs.
- Assist developers in obtaining land use entitlements for small, medium and large-scale multi-family housing developments using local and State Density Bonus laws in complex jurisdictions throughout California.
- Represent local governments and developers in housing bond issuance and financing for affordable and mixed income housing projects.
- Advise local governments and developers in prevailing wage compliance in public-private development agreements, including exemptions from state prevailing wage laws aimed at affordable housing projects and market rate housing communities.
- Assist local governments, nonprofits and developers in the creation of community land trusts and development of community land trust housing projects.
- Assist local governments and developers in land use entitlements and other assistance for supportive housing developments.
University Student and Faculty Housing.
Universities have highly specialized housing needs for their students, faculty and employees. Meyers Nave attorneys have developed a unique expertise in assisting universities, community college districts and developers with student housing projects and workforce housing for faculty and staff.
- Formulating strategies for approval of student housing projects and compliance with local and state housing requirements, assisting with long range development plans and other master planning efforts to increase on-campus housing development, obtaining CEQA approvals for university housing projects, and qualifying for CEQA exemptions for infill projects and affordable housing.
- Assisting higher education institutions and housing developers in transactions for the conveyance of land and funding for public-private development of student and faculty housing projects, including the negotiation and preparation of development agreements, purchase agreements, and ground leases. We also assist with title review, due diligence and closing of transactions.
- Negotiating and preparing documentation for public funding sources for student and faculty housing projects, including tax-exempt bonds.
Attorneys
Publications
California’s Density Bonus Law – 2023 Update
California Density Bonus Law – 2022 Update
Legislature Extends, Expands CEQA Streamlining for Major Projects
Court of Appeal Upholds SB 35 and Orders City of Berkeley to Issue Ministerial Approval of Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Project
President Biden Unveils $2.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
California’s Density Bonus Law: 2021 Update
Eviction Moratorium and Rental Assistance Update: SB 91 Enacts Changes for Landlords and Tenants
Newsom Signs AB 3088 Into Law: Extends Protections Against Evictions
Appellate Court Rules on Preservation of Documents and Discovery Relating to Administrative Records in CEQA Litigation
Legislature Poised to Adopt Bill Legalizing Housing on Commercial Property
New Orders, Ordinances and Legislation Address Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial and Residential Tenants and Landlords
COVID-19 Update: Judicial Council Amends Emergency Rule on Statutes of Limitations in CEQA and Land Use Cases
What’s New in California’s Density Bonus Law?
AB 1763 Allows Affordable Housing to be Built Denser and Taller
California’s Density Bonus Law: 2020 Update
AB 1763 Allows Affordable Housing to be Built Denser and Taller
Housing Law Update: A Summary of California’s New Housing Laws
CA’s Density Bonus Law: A Checklist for Developers, Cities and Counties
California’s Density Bonus Law: 2019 Update
Public Contracting Update: Court of Appeal Rules on Conflicts of Interest Involving Independent Contractors
Prop 10 Could Expand Local Rent Control in California
Ballot Initiative Could Increase Rent Control Options for Cities and Counties
HCD Prematurely Releases Determinations Implementing SB 35’s Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process for Certain Housing Projects
A Summary Guide for California’s New Affordable Housing Laws
AB 1505 Revives Power of Cities and Counties to Impose Inclusionary Requirements on Rental Housing Developments
Legislature Establishes “Permanent Source” of Funds for Affordable Housing Through New Fee on Recorded Documents
New Law Creates Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process for Certain Housing Projects
Broad Affordable Housing Bill Package Signed by Governor
The Legislature’s “Year Of Housing” Produces Broad Package of Bills to Stimulate Affordable Housing Construction
California’s Density Bonus Law: 2017 Updates and Clarifications
Jon Goetz, Leading Real Estate Attorney, Joins Meyers Nave
Rancho Cordova’s Largest Mixed-Use Project
CA Supreme Court Reverses City’s Approval of Residential Housing for Failure to Comply with General Plan
Governor’s Proposal to Streamline Housing Development Limits Local Review of Projects
Finally! Guidance on “Significant Public Benefits” for Issuing Bonds Under the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985
Court Upholds Redevelopment Dissolution Bill, Strikes Voluntary Payment Bill
Next Steps for Redevelopment Agencies After Passage of Dissolution and “Pay to Play” Assembly Bills
City of South San Francisco Receives Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in Planning and Environmental Quality
Appellate Court Finds that Inclusionary Housing Requirement is Not an Exaction, Therefore Challenge is Time-Barred
Proposed Legislation to Address Governor’s Proposal to Disestablish Redevelopment Agencies
Multidisciplinary Meyers Nave Team Contributes to Landmark Redevelopment Project
Meyers Nave Helps Public Entities Respond to the Governor’s Proposed Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies
Community Facilities District Financing Triggers Prevailing Wage Requirements For All Public Improvements of a Project
Court of Appeal Publishes Opinion in Hotly Debated Community Redevelopment Case
California Court of Appeal Holds Redevelopment Agencies Have Broad Authority Under State Community Redevelopment Law to Impose Design and Development Controls to Implement Redevelopment Plans
Final Decision in PR/JSM Rivara LLC v. Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
Post-Kelo Reforms: Far From ‘Phony’
Inclusionary Housing Ordinances that Apply to Rental Projects that Do Not Receive Public Agency Financial Assistance or that Do Not Include Density Bonus Units or Incentives May Need to Be Revised
Jump-starting Stalled Redevelopment Projects
Maximizing Your Stimulus Part IV: HUD Issues NOFA for Second Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Save Tara Case Provides Guidance on Agreements for Development Contingent Upon Subsequent CEQA Review
SSS_Federal Housing Bill – Resources for Local Government CalHFA Community Stabilization Home Loan Program
State Authorizes Local Governments to Impose $1,000 Fines for Failure to Maintain Property