Judge says rule did not “require, promote or incentivize” affordable development
By Isabella Farr | The Real Deal
A Los Angeles judge has struck down SB9, the California state law that allows homeowners to split single-family lots and build duplexes, ruling the law unconstitutional.
Five Southern California cities — Carson, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Del Mar and Whittier — sued the state in 2022, claiming SB9 interfered with local governance, according to court records.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis Kin ruled that SB9 was not “reasonably related and sufficiently narrowly tailored” to ensuring access to affordable housing, according to an order earlier this week. The Palo Alto Daily Post first reported the court’s order, which can be appealed by the state.
“SB9 contains no provision to require, promote or incentivize dwelling units within single-family residential zones or on subdivided urban lots to be affordable or designed as affordable,” the judge said in his order.
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