Amnesty for Unpermitted ADUs, 8+ ADUs on multifamily properties, impact fee limits, and a LOT of other rule changes that make California ADU law better than ever in 2025.
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Personal notes on all these laws (not legal advice): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dNIM_p5PDSlqHgq07LWa3-8VwJ4A5A0leWr3VMLAldE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
0:30 - AB 2533 (Carrillo) - Amnesty ADUs
2:59 - ADU rules & General Housing rules
3:50 - SB 1211 (Skinner) - Up to 8 MFD ADUs
7:00 - This is not legal advice
7:53 - SB 1077 (Blakespear) - Coastal Zone ADUs
10:55 - AB 3057 (Wilson) - JADU CEQA exemption
11:18 - SB 477 (Committee on Housing) - Re-chaptering
11:53 - SB 1123 (Caballero) - ADU Bonus
12:29 - AB 2553 (Friedman) - Expands transit definition / 2 story ADUs
13:29 - Prop 33 & 34 - Rent control defeated
15:18 - AB 2580 (Wicks) - Historic designation & APRs
16:48 - SB 937 (Wiener) - Impact fees
18:06 - AB 2729 (Patterson) - Extends permit expiration
18:23 - AB 1893 (Wicks) - Builders Remedy Strengthened
19:40 - SB 1037 (Wiener) - AG can fine local jx
21:40 - SB 450 (Atkins) - SB 9 Cleanup Bill
Re-chaptering ADU rules after SB 477 by Casita Coalition:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F_kNo_NO5p1-1wMwf-gQ3hVUxoO5ZU6Nx6N9YGyBL78/edit#gid=0
YIMBY Law's Fair Housing Elements Tracker - Dashboard: https://cities.fairhousingelements.org/
Use this to see if your city/county is out of compliance related to Builder's Remedy
Terner Center legislative roundup: https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/california-housing-laws-that-go-into-effect-in-2025/
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