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Wicks bill to expand enforcement of housing laws moves forward after committee amendments
Summary
AB 712 (Wicks) would apply Housing Accountability Act enforcement mechanisms more broadly to other housing laws, increase statutory penalties and provide attorney fee awards to prevailing applicants; committee amendments added a 60-day right-to-cure and other clarifications.
Assemblymember Wicks presented AB 712 (also referred to in the hearing as AB 7 12), a bill that would expand the enforcement tools currently available under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) to other housing statutes. The bill would impose minimum fines (described in the hearing as $10,000 per unit for larger projects, $50,000 per violation for projects of four units or fewer in the bill's draft), and would make prevailing applicants entitled to attorney fees and costs.
Why it matters: Sponsors and industry advocates said stronger remedies are needed…
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