Gov. Code, § 65589.55 · Article 10.6. Housing Elements
Gov. Code, § 65589.55
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) For purposes of a local agency’s approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of a housing development project pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5, a housing element or amendment shall be considered in substantial compliance with this article only if the element or amendment was in substantial compliance, as determined by the department or a court of competent jurisdiction, when a preliminary application, including all of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 65941.1, was submitted or, if a preliminary application was not submitted, when a complete application pursuant to Section 65943 was submitted.
(b) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
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History
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 267, Sec. 2. (AB 1886) Effective January 1, 2025.
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