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Affordable Housing Versus Housing Safety: Illegal Housing in California and the Housing and Building Code Dichotomy.
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Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law . 2023, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p255-279. 25p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The affordable housing crisis and the lack of housing for low-income individuals is a significant problem in major metropolitan areas in the United States and specifically in California. This article introduces the affordable housing crisis, how building codes impact the affordable housing crisis, and how private citizens are responding to the crisis with private solutions in the form of "illegal housing." Illegal housing is housing that is built in violation of state and local building and safety codes and includes any informal housing such as illegally converted garage apartments, warehouses, accessory dwelling units, or tiny houses. This article argues that state and local governments should relax building and zoning codes to allow for some informal housing. This would encourage government oversight of currently existing illegal housing, allowing the government to ensure the proper health and safety of these alternate housing situations, while simultaneously ameliorating the housing crisis by allowing for informal housing solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10842268
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173326279