Fullerton, Claremont and La Mirada are the latest of nine cities sued by Californians for Homeownership, a Realtor-backed public interest group.
A Realtor-backed pro-housing group sued three Southern California cities, accusing them of failing to comply with state laws requiring a new housing plan for the next seven years.
It’s the second round of lawsuits by the Los Angeles-based non-profit, which is sponsored by the California Association of Realtors.sued six other cities for flawed plans and failing to move quickly enough in getting their plans approved“Our goal is just to get these cities to make progress,” said Matthew Gelfand, attorney for the group, which is sponsored by the California Association of Realtors.
Local governments in the six-county Southern California Association of Governments region were supposed to have their plans approved by October 2021 for an eight-year “planning cycle” ending October 2029. Other sanctions include loss of control over local planning decisions, loss of state funding for parks, homeless shelters and affordable housing programs and, ultimately, hefty fines.