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CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FUND (EIN 47-5414850)
Tax period
2015-12-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-08-07
IRS object ID
201732199349300993
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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DescSUPPORT LITIGATIN THAT INCREASES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY OR ACCESSCARLA IS SUPPORTING LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE FOR DENYING A DEVELOPERS PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR 315 APRTMENT UNITS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFORDABLE FOR MODERATE INCOME EARNERS, IN FAVOR OF BUILDING 44 SINGLE FAMILY LUXURY HOMES.THE WRIT ALLEGES VIOLATIONS OF THE STATE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND THE PLANNING CODE SECTION THAT REFERENCES THE CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT.PETITIONERS ALLEGE THAT LAFAYETTES DECISION HAD A NEGATIVE DISPARATE IMPACT UPON RACIAL MINORITIES AND IS PART OF A LONGSTANDING PRACTICE TO SUBVERT CALIFORNAIS HOUSING LAWS.CARLA BELILEVES THAT VICTORY IN COURT WILL COMPEL LOCALITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO FOLLOW HOUSING LAW, WHICH WOULD SPUR THE CREATIN OF NEW HOUSING AT ALL LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY,THEREBY MAKING HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.Desc

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DescFOSTER HOUSING POLICY DIALOGUECARLAS FIRST PANEL DISCUSSION, SUE THE SUBURBS? STATE LAW AND THE HOUSING CRISIS OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 2 2015 AT THE WOMENS BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE DISCUSSION FEATURED A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY ANALYST, A LAND USE ATTORNEY, AND A PUBLICINTEREST LITIGATOR. THE EVENT WAS WELL ATTENDED, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND FREE FOR ALL. LCAL PRESS COVERED THE EVENT. THE AUDIENCE LEARNED ABOUT HOW LOCAL REQUIRMENTS AFFECTFEASIBILITY FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, HOW ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE OFTEN USED TO THWART HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, EVEN IN TRANSIT-ADJACENT URBAN AREAS, AND LEGAL STRATEGIES FOR COMPELLING LOCALITIES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSINGDesc
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

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