12 New ADU Laws in 2025 (HUGE Changes!)

Amnesty for Unpermitted ADUs, 8+ ADUs on multifamily properties, impact fee limits, and a LOT of other rule changes that make California ADU law better than ever in 2025.

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Personal notes on all these laws (not legal advice): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

AB 2533 Carrillo 0:30 Amnesty ADUs
ADU rules & General Housing rules 2:59
SB 1211 Skinner 3:50 Up to 8 MFD ADUs
This is not legal advice - 7:00
SB 1077 Blakespear 7:53 Coastal Zone ADUs
AB 3057 Wilson 10:55 JADU CEQA exemption
SB 477 Committee on Housing 11:18 Re-chaptering
SB 1123 Caballero 11:53 ADU Bonus
AB 2553 Friedman 12:29 Expands transit definition / 2 story ADUs
Prop 33 & 34 13:29 Rent control defeated
AB 2580 Wicks 15:18 Historic designation & APRs
SB 937 Wiener 16:48 Impact fees
AB 2023 Quirk Silva - Strengthen HCD enforcement
AB 2729 Patterson 18:06 Extends permit expiration
AB 1893 Wicks 18:23 Builders Remedy Strengthened
SB 1037 Wiener 19:40 AG can fine local jx
SB 450 Atkins 21:40 SB 9 Cleanup Bill

Re-chaptering ADU rules after SB 477 by Casita Coalition:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

YIMBY Law's Fair Housing Elements Tracker - Dashboard: https://cities.fairhousingelements.org/
Use this to see if your city/county is out of compliance related to Builder's Remedy

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