Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not define which specific residential constructions are covered by the term 'specified new residential constructions.'
AB-1308: New Time Limits for Residential Building Inspections
This law requires building departments to inspect specified new residential buildings and additions within 10 business days of receiving notice that the work is complete, or face a violation under state housing rules.
What This Bill Does
- Requires building departments to conduct inspections for permitted work on specified new residential constructions and residential additions within 10 business days after receiving notice that the work is finished.
- Updates the Housing Accountability Act so that failing to meet this 10-day inspection deadline counts as 'disapproving' a housing development project.
- Makes it a violation of the Housing Accountability Act if a building department fails to inspect permitted work for these projects within the required time limit.
- Corrects cross-references in existing sections of the Housing Accountability Act.
Who It Names or Affects
- City and county building departments responsible for enforcing construction standards.
- Applicants who receive permits for specified new residential constructions or additions to existing buildings.
Terms To Know
- Housing Accountability Act
- A state law that limits how local governments can deny housing projects and sets rules requiring written findings if they do so.
- Permitted work
- Construction activities, such as building a new house or an addition, authorized by an issued building permit.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law applies only to 'specified' types of new residential constructions and additions; the official text does not list exactly which projects are included.
- This bill incorporates changes from SB 838 that will take effect only if both bills pass and AB-1308 is enacted last.