California housing laws prompt dueling housing lawsuits

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The attorney general sued Huntington Beach Thursday, saying the seaside city ignored laws requiring it to approve more affordable housing and build 13,000 new homes over the next eight years. Hours later, defiant city officials announced their own lawsuit.

, filed in Orange County Superior Court, asks a judge to order the city to comply with the law and to impose a fine.

“I am committed to defend the city and its wonderful property owners who enjoy this quiet suburban beach town,” Huntington Beach Mayor Tony Strickland said. California has told Huntington Beach it must built 13,368 new homes over the next eight years. The city is supposed to come up with a plan on how they will do that, and that plan that must be approved by the state.

 

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