AB 1486 Summary

• Expands the definition of "local agency" subject to surplus land disposal requirements to include sewer, water, utility, park districts, joint powers authorities, housing authorities, and other political subdivisions that were previously exempt.

• Requires local agencies to send written notices of availability to specified entities (housing sponsors, park departments, school districts, successor agencies) prior to disposing of surplus land, with the Department of Housing and Community Development maintaining a statewide listing of all notices.

• Establishes penalties of 30% of final sale price for first violations and 50% for subsequent violations when local agencies dispose of surplus land in violation of the law after receiving notice from the Department of Housing and Community Development; penalties must be deposited into local housing trust funds or state housing funds.

• Requires 15% of residential units developed on surplus land to be affordable to lower-income households when 10 or more units are built and no prior agreement was reached with entities given notice of availability.

• Requires cities and counties to report annually on surplus land sites they own that have been sold, leased, or disposed of, and to describe in housing elements how they will comply with surplus land disposition requirements.