SB 1123 clarifies and strengthens provisions of SB 684 (Caballero), which passed in 2023. The bill also expands SB 684 to make single-family zone districts more accessible to lower- and middle-income families and communities of color.

Passed in 2023, SB 684 (Caballero) streamlines approvals for “starter” homes in infill developments of 10 homes or less in multi-family zones. It also amends the Subdivision Map Act to make it faster and easier to split a single parcel into multiple, smaller properties, each with their own home.

SB 1123 expands SB 684 to allow the bill to be used on vacant lots in single family zones, creating more affordable homeownership opportunities in neighborhoods that have traditionally excluded lower- and middle-income families and communities of color.

The bill also ensures that a variety of different lower-cost homeownership types and builders can use the bill, including tenancies in common (a popular form of homeownership) and community land trusts, and clarifies that ADUs do not count towards the project cap of 10 units.

Help show legislators that Californians want to create more pathways to affordable homeownership for middle-income families and communities of color in all neighborhoods: Add your name now in support of SB 1123!