CALIFORNIA HOUSING DEFENSE FUND

FORMERLY CaRLA

Making lasting impacts to improve the affordability and accessibility of housing to current and future Californians, especially low- and moderate-income people and communities of color.

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AB 2011 Explainer

A little fuzzy on all the details of turning commercial lots into housing? We were, too, so we made an explainer!

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HAA Explainer

The HAA is one of the oldest and most important pro-housing laws in California. It ties closely to our work at CalHDF. Check out our explainer to learn more!

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Like what we do? So do we. We’d like to do more of it. Help us do more enforcement and file more lawsuits by donating now. Your donation will go to help fund our Housing Defense Fund to help our suit against Santa Clara going and help us graduate our Legal Fellow into a full-fledged permanent Staff Attorney.

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CalHDF COMPLETES the Housing Circle

Advocacy >
Legislation >
Enforcement

We carry a big stick, and we aren’t afraid to use it.

Our work in 2022

(Jan 1 to Dec 31)

Homes Defended

Affordable Homes Defended

Threat Letters Sent

Resolved Requests for Help

Northern California Resolved Requests

Southern California Resolved Requests

“Our housing crisis is an existential threat to our state’s future, and we can’t shy from the hard fights it’ll take to create more affordable homes for Californians — including pursuing legal challenges to make sure the housing laws we pass in Sacramento translate to real, new units in local communities across our state.”

– Governor Gavin Newsom on CaRLA vs San Mateo

“Our fight for affordable housing is inextricably tied to our fights for racial, economic, environmental, and social justice. This appellate decision upholding the constitutionality of the Housing Accountability Act is a major victory for all Californians.”

– Attorney General Rob Bonta on CaRLA vs San Mateo