AB-1771 • 2026

State Housing Law: apartment houses.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Alvarez
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date: Not listed

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State Housing Law: apartment houses.

AB 1771, as amended, Alvarez.

What This Bill Does

AB 1771, as amended, Alvarez.
State Housing Law: apartment houses.
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.

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Bill History

2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-13 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2026-02-10 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2026-02-09 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1771, as amended, Alvarez.
State Housing Law: apartment houses.
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 prohibit a state or local entity from requiring a manager or other caretaker to reside upon the premises of an apartment house and would require the department to update its regulations, as specified.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this
bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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.

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