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New state housing office launches with technical assistance focus, promises model codes by year’s end
Summary
The Housing Accountability and Production Office (HAPO) described its role in providing technical and financial assistance to cities and developers, handling intake since July 1, 2025, and said it will publish model code and permit‑ready plans by the end of the year to help local governments comply with state housing laws.
The House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness heard an update Sept. 29 from the Housing Accountability and Production Office, a joint office of the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Building Codes division. Joel Mattson, manager of HAPO, told the committee the office’s “purpose is to support housing developers and cities in boosting housing production across the state” and that enforcement remains “our last resort.”
Mattson said HAPO began taking inquiries in its current…
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