Request Technical Assistance and Report Potential State Housing Law Violations to Housing Accountability Unit
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Housing Accountability Unit has launched an improved method for housing developers, advocates, and local jurisdictions to submit requests for technical assistance and/or to report potential violations of state housing law.
The new Housing Accountability Unit Portal guides users to provide key information to help the Housing Accountability Unit provide more efficient analysis of each unique situation and improve tracking. Each request or complaint submitted will be assigned to an analyst on the team who will determine how HCD may be able to assist.
HCD has authority to enforce the following state housing laws, among others:
· Housing Accountability Act
· Density Bonus Law
· Permit Streamlining Act
· Housing Crisis Act
· Streamlined Ministerial Approval (SB 35)
· Housing Element Law
· Anti-Discrimination in Land Use Law
Anyone seeing potential violations of these laws can report them.
The Housing Accountability Unit has provided technical assistance and enforcement to help move thousands of homes through the approval process.
For more information on HCD’s enforcement authority and to submit a request or complaint, please visit HCD’s Accountability and Enforcement webpage.
For questions about the Housing Accountability Unit Portal, please contact HAUPortal@hcd.ca.gov.
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