Housing Element Compliance

Many jurisdictions across California are currently going through their Housing Element drafting process for their 6th Cycle. This map shows which jurisdictions have their elements IN or OUT.

The chart below provides more information about the status and compliance of California jurisdictions’ Housing Elements.

This data was last updated 6/12/2023 by Sonja Trauss.

 

Status of California Housing Elements

This chart outlines the current status of all housing elements in the 6th cycle. This chart is updated weekly.

Here’s what the entries in the “HE compliance” column mean:

  • IN = City has adopted a housing element, and has been deemed in compliance by HCD

  • OUT = 

    a) city has submitted draft, HCD has deemed out of compliance OR

    b) city has submitted draft, but hasn’t adopted anything OR

    c) city has adopted a housing element that has deemed not in compliance by HCD

  • ADOPTED, IN REVIEW = City has adopted a housing element, and is currently in review by HCD

  • DUE  = City has not yet adopted a housing element or submitted a draft to HCD

Read the “HE status details” column for more information on each city.

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