Idaho Housing Bills

IDAHO BUILDING CODES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding single stairway building exceptions.

PROPERTY – Amends Senate Bill No. 1326 to provide for scope and applicability.

TAXATION – Amends existing law to eliminate proration of the homestead property tax exemption.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding prohibitions against restrictive covenants banning accessory dwelling units and to establish provisions regarding accessory dwelling units in the Local Land Use Planning Act.

HOUSING – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding starter home subdivisions.

PROPERTY – Adds to existing law to provide that certain subdivisions of land are exempt from subdivision requirements.

ARCHITECTS – Amends existing law to provide for certified interior designers to be able to sign and seal certain technical submissions and to make such submissions to state or local governmental entities.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – Adds to existing law to provide for an administrative process for certain land divisions.

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES – Amends existing law to revise a definition regarding which governmental entities are authorized to adopt development impact fees.

MANUFACTURED HOMES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding siting of manufactured homes in residential areas.

HOUSING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding homeowner’s associations and to provide for joint ownership associations.

TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to expand the homestead property tax exemption, to increase the sales tax rate, and to direct sales tax revenue to taxing districts to replace property tax revenue lost from the homestead exemption expansion.

IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding reporting requirements for the Idaho Housing and Finance Association.

PROPERTY SALES – Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit the purchase of single-family homes by institutional investors.

TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a certain property tax exemption for low-income housing.

FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a fee for service.

HOUSING – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding regulation of twin homes and duplexes.

LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for regulation of development on religious land.

TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the homestead property tax exemption.

PROPERTY SALES – Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit the purchase of single-family homes by foreign persons.