(The Center Square) – Arizona Republicans would like to see Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs sign legislation that would limit regulations on housing construction.Senate Bill 1112, dubbed the “Arizona Starter Home Act” aims to increase housing supply by cracking down on certain requirements mostly at the municipal level.For example, the bill proposes that a municipality cannot require a homeowners association, a “shared feature or amenity that would require a homeowners’ association,” as well as any municipal requirements that would place minimum or maximum restrictions on lot sizes for single-family home construction.Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, said regulations are driving up home prices across the state, saying that prices have soared in recent years.”This problem becomes bigger and bigger every time local governments start restricting builders from building,” Borrelli, who is the bill’s sponsor, said at a news conference on Monday. “For example, the size of the lots. The size of the lots has to be bigger than what they normally should be.”Senate President Warren Petersen addressed concerns abou …
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