STATUS: VICTORY!
YIMBY Law filed suit against the city of Los Angeles for illegally delaying a 100% affordable housing project located on Olinda Ave. The project falls under the original form of Mayor Karen Bass’s Executive Directive 1 (ED1) which streamlines 100% affordable housing projects. The lawsuit aims to ensure these homes and similar projects are approved and streamlined as permitted in ED1.
The Court ruled that the City of Los Angeles did illegally delay a 100% affordable housing project. The Court issued a ruling on 11/12/2024 ordering the City of Los Angeles to review and process the Olinda application under the original version of ED1, which did not exclude 100% affordable housing projects from single-family housing zones. However, the Court did not find that the City acted in bad faith.