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This gets repeated all the time, but from what I can tell is just a power fantasy. There are no California cities actually rubber stamping all housing, despite

This gets repeated all the time, but from what I can tell is just a power fantasy. There are no California cities actually rubber stamping all housing, despite numerous cities being very far from compliance.

PopAlongKid 3y ago
The builder's remedy circumvents the need for a city to approve or "rubber stamp" anything. It does seem just at the cusp of finally being a meaningful provision, see this recent legal development involving the first court ruling on the law after an out of compliance city nevertheless denied a developer. California Court Issues First Decision Addressing Builder’s Remedy; Decision on Related Lawsuit Pending https://www.fbm.com/publications/california-court-issues-first-decision-addressing-builders-remedy-decision-on-related-lawsuit-pending/ https://www.fbm.com/publications/california-court-issues-fir...