AB 1771 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Housing Law: apartment houses.

Summary

Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide building standards relating to occupancy, use, and maintenance of hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment houses, and dwellings, and authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt rules and regulations for this purpose. Pursuant to that authority, existing law requires a manager or other responsible person to reside upon the premises and have charge of every apartment house in which there are 16 or more apartments, as specified. This bill would require the department to analyze the efficacy of the above-described manager residence requirement and to submit a report to the Legislature with recommendations on whether to maintain, modify, or repeal the requirement no later than January 1, 2029, as specified. The bill would require the department to engage and solicit feedback from specified stakeholders for this purpose. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2031.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

02/09/26 - Introduced → 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Apr 27, 2026

MODERATE

AB 1771 was substantially changed from an immediate statewide ban on requiring resident managers in apartment houses to a study-and-report requirement. The amended version directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to analyze whether the existing resident manager regulation (Section 42 of Title 25 CCR) should be maintained, modified, or repealed, with a report due by January 1, 2029. The bill now sunsets on January 1, 2031, meaning no permanent policy change is made unless the Legislature acts on the report's recommendations.

Scope change

The bill shifted from an immediate, permanent statewide prohibition on resident manager requirements to a temporary study period. No substantive change to the existing resident manager regulation takes effect under the amended bill; instead, it creates a framework for evidence-based decision-making with a hard deadline of January 1, 2031.

SCOPE

The original prohibition requiring that no state or local entity may require a manager or caretaker to reside on apartment house premises was removed entirely. The bill no longer immediately bans resident manager requirements statewide.

REQUIREMENT

DHCD must develop and submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2029 analyzing the efficacy of Section 42 of Title 25 CCR (the resident manager regulation), with recommendations on whether to maintain, modify, or repeal it.

DHCD must engage and solicit feedback from specified stakeholders including renters, owners, renter organizations, owner/manager organizations, and local governments before submitting the report.

DEFINITION

The report must consider specific factors: whether the regulation advances safe/habitable housing, timely rental payments, and legal compliance; the impact of repeal on disaster preparedness and the housing stability and employment of current resident managers; fiscal impacts on state and local governments; and stakeholder input.

TIMELINE

The bill includes a sunset provision repealing its provisions on January 1, 2031, meaning if no further legislative action is taken, the study requirement simply expires without any policy change to the resident manager regulation.

TECHNICAL

Legislative findings were added (new Section 1) explaining the context of the existing regulation and DHCD's role in housing safety and affordability goals.

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

May 13, 2026

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors