California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund v. City of San Mateo 9/10/2 Case Details Related Case: A159658

Filed 9/10/21

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL

ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION

FUND et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A159320, A159658

v. (San Mateo County CITY OF SAN MATEO et al., Super. Ct. No. 18-CIV-02105) Defendants and Respondents; TONY MEHMET GUNDOGDU et al., Real Parties in Interest; ROB BONTA, as Attorney General, etc., Intervener and Respondent.

“California has a housing supply and affordability crisis of historic proportions.” (Gov. Code, § 65589.5, subd. (a)(2)(A).)1 This “despite the fact that, for decades, the Legislature has enacted numerous statutes intended to significantly increase the approval, development, and affordability of housing for all income levels.” (§ 65589.5, subd. (a)(2)(J).) Among these statutes is the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) (Gov. Code, § 65589.5), enacted in 1982 with the goal of “meaningfully and effectively curbing the capability of

1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Government Code.

1 local governments to deny, reduce the density for, or…