The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities and counties must be more judicious in the way they assess impact fees on development projects.
Much of the California's effort to increase housing construction has focused on removing the obstacles thrown up by local governments. And now, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties must be more judicious in the way they assess impact fees on development projects.The ruling stemmed from a case titled 'Sheetz v. El Dorado County' in which a man wanted to put a modular home on his property and was told he had to pay to replace the entire street.
Jen Klose, Executive Director of a Santa Rosa advocacy group called Generation Housing, said builders now have the power to challenge, in court, the validity of some generalized impact fees.'I think that's what Sheetz is going to ultimately require, is that those examinations are a whole lot more specific and more careful,' said Klose. 'Otherwise, they're going to find themselves defending lawsuits.
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