HCD

The Housing Accountability Act (HAA) was enacted by the California Legislature in 1982 to establish limitations to a local government’s ability to deny, reduce the density of, or make infeasible

On August 20th, 2020, the Terner Center for Housing Innovation hosted a webinar exploring how California can meet its obligation to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH), with a focus on its

This letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) provides ABAG its final Regional Housing Need Determination

This report serves as the basis for HCD’s fair housing planning work to expand housing choice and access to opportunity for all Californians, regardless of membership in a protected class. Download

This letter from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) includes the full suite of data requested by HCD, including

Assembly Bill No. 686 (AB 686) creates new requirements for all state and local agencies to ensure that they take the appropriate actions to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH). Download AB 686

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) collects the Annual Progress Report (APR) from all cities and counties in California. This January 2020 training webinar provides

This January 2020 memorandum from the Deputy Director for the Division of Housing Policy Development at the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provides direction to planners and

The purpose of the No Net Loss Law (Government Code Section 65863) is to ensure development opportunities remain available throughout the planning period to accommodate a jurisdiction’s regional

“Assembly Bill 686 Housing Discrimination: Affirmatively Further Fair Housing” is a bill which amends the government code relating to housing, so that it is in compliance with the federal Fair Housing