Employee Housing Act and the adopted regulations govern the standards for the construction, maintenance, use, and occupancy of living quarters, called "employee housing," provided for five or more employees under specified circumstances. Employee housing subject to the Act is privately-operated and does not include government-owned and -operated migrant worker facilities. In general, employee housing is privately-owned housing that houses five or more employees and meets the following:
- Living quarters provided in connection with any work, whether or not rent is involved.
- Housing in a rural area that is:
- Provided by someone who is not an agricultural employer, and
- Provided for agricultural workers employed by any agricultural employer.
Enforcement
Any city, county, or city and county may assume responsibility for enforcement of the Employee Housing Act upon written notice to, and approval by HCD. Where a local government has not assumed enforcement responsibility, or enforcement has been taken away from a local agency because of non-enforcement, HCD is the enforcement agency.
The enforcement responsibilities of HCD include the following activities:
- Inspecting employee housing: Inspections are completed prior to and during occupancy to assure compliance with the use, maintenance, and occupancy requirements established by the laws and regulations, as well as applicable sections of Title 24, California Building Standards Code.
- Investigation of complaints of violations of the Employee Housing Act and the regulations.
- Annual monitoring evaluations of local enforcement agencies (PDF) to ensure their performance and ability to enforce the Employee Housing Act and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act.
Local Enforcement Agencies (LEAs)
Any city, county, or city and county may assume responsibility for enforcement of the Employee Housing Act upon written notice to, and approval by HCD.
Annual monitoring evaluations of local enforcement agencies are conducted to ensure their performance and ability to enforce the Employee Housing Act and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act
- Current list of Local Enforcement Agencies (PDF)