Plain English Breakdown
The official text states the bill prohibits requiring managers to reside on premises of 'an apartment house' without explicitly repeating the '16 or more apartments' threshold in the new prohibition section, though it references the existing law that had this limit. The summary reflects the general ban while noting the context.
AB-1771: State Housing Law Changes Regarding Apartment Managers
This law stops state and local governments from requiring apartment managers to live in buildings with 16 or more units, requires a study of the old rule by January 2029, and ends on January 1, 2031.
What This Bill Does
- Prohibits any state or local government from requiring an apartment manager or caretaker to live in the building they manage.
- Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to update its rules to match this new prohibition.
- States that this change applies to all cities, including those with their own charters.
- Orders a study on how well the old residency rule worked before it was removed.
- Sets a deadline for submitting a report to lawmakers by January 1, 2029.
Who It Names or Affects
- State and local government agencies that make housing rules.
- The Department of Housing and Community Development.
- Managers or caretakers who work in apartment buildings with 16 or more units.
- Cities, including charter cities.
Terms To Know
- Charter city
- A city that has its own written constitution and can make some of its own local rules instead of following all state laws.
- Reside upon the premises
- To live inside or on the property where one works, such as an apartment manager living in a unit within their building.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law ends automatically and stops working on January 1, 2031.
- The final decision to keep or change the residency rule depends on a report not due until 2029.
- The text does not list which specific groups will give feedback for the required study.