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Builder's Remedy And State-Law Overrides
State-law overrides can change the local approval posture, but they do not erase politics, litigation risk, design constraints, or execution friction.
For multifamily, affordable housing, mixed-use, and counsel teams evaluating sites with state preemption or ministerial approval paths.
What to check
Review housing-element status, statutory eligibility, ministerial criteria, local completeness fights, objective design standards, litigation history, and staff posture.
Why it matters
A stronger legal path can improve leverage, but the site memo still needs to surface local record risk, political posture, and professional questions before the team counts the win.