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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]›CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]›ARTICLE 10.6. Housing Elements [65580 - 65589.11]›§ 65589

§ 65589.3

Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

65589.3. In any action filed on or after January 1, 1991, taken to challenge the validity of a housing element, both of the following shall apply, as applicable:

(a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of the validity of the element or amendment if, pursuant to Section 65585, the department has found that the element or amendment substantially complies with the requirements of this article.

(b) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of the invalidity of the element or amendment if, pursuant to Section 65585, the department has found that the element or amendment does not substantially comply with the requirements of this article.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 269, Sec. 6. (AB 2023) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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▸ Contents — Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act)
Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act)
  1. Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housin…
  2. ▸ TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]
    Overview
    1. ▸ DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]
      Overview
      1. ▸ CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]
        Overview
        1. ▸ ARTICLE 10.6. Housing Elements [65580 - 65589.11]
          Overview
          1. § 65580
          2. § 65581
          3. § 65582
          4. § 65583
          5. § 65584
          6. § 65585
          7. § 65587
          8. § 65588
          9. ▸ § 65589
            Overview
            1. § 65589.3
            2. § 65589.4
            3. § 65589.5
            4. § 65589.55
            5. § 65589.6
            6. § 65589.7
            7. § 65589.8
            8. § 65589.9
            9. § 65589.11
        2. ARTICLE 10.7. Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Within the Coas…

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