States can facilitate the construction of new affordable homes by creating “rights” to develop these homes in areas where they are needed. Typically, these rights are given “teeth” by the identification of an enforcement agency or state court that hears expedited appeals from developers whose proposals to build affordable homes have been denied. The enforcement agency has the authority to override local regulations in municipalities that fail to comply with state requirements. When the enforcement process is initiated by developers seeking to build affordable homes, it is sometimes referred to as the “builder’s remedy.”