SAN JOSE IS throwing down the gauntlet to developers, pushing back on applications for housing projects that attempt to get around city development standards and goals.

The city last week rejected 14 different housing proposals filed in the latter half of 2023 by developers asserting rights to build what they want where they want, under a provision of state housing law known as the builder’s remedy. The city’s actions could set up a series of legal challenges.

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