Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.

Assembly Member Hoover's legislation requires local building departments to inspect certain residential construction projects within 10 business days of receiving a completion notice, establishing this timeline requirement as part of California's Housing Accountability Act framework. The bill applies specifically to new residential buildings with 1-10 units and additions to existing buildings that would result in no more than 10 total units, provided no occupied floors are more than 40 feet above ground level.

Under the measure, failing to meet the 10-day inspection deadline constitutes a violation of the Housing Accountability Act, subjecting local agencies to potential enforcement actions and penalties. The bill expands the Act's definition of what constitutes disapproval of a housing development project to include missed inspection deadlines, integrating these timing requirements into existing state housing law protections.

The legislation maintains local agencies' authority to levy service charges and fees to cover implementation costs, with no state reimbursement required for this new mandate. This aligns with constitutional provisions allowing local jurisdictions to fund state-mandated programs through their fee-setting authority.