Housing omnibus.

The California Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development has introduced comprehensive amendments to state housing law that modify tenant protections, assisted housing requirements, and affordable housing standards. The legislation revises notice requirements for terminating tenancies, updates procedures for selling assisted housing developments, and refines affordable rent calculations.

The bill strengthens tenant protections by allowing rental agreement notices to be provided directly in the lease, while maintaining existing requirements around just cause termination. For assisted housing developments, owners must now mail notices of default or sale to additional state housing agencies when use restrictions are in place. The legislation also corrects technical references regarding builder's remedy projects and clarifies when preliminary applications expire.

For rental properties dedicating at least 80% of units to lower-income households and receiving certain funding after January 2025, affordable rents must align with California Tax Credit Allocation Committee maximum rent levels. The bill further directs state agencies to identify and prioritize sites near migrant farm labor centers for permanent farmworker housing development by December 2028.

The amendments establish detailed procedures for offering assisted housing developments for sale, requiring owners to provide qualified entities like tenant associations and nonprofit organizations an opportunity to purchase before other transactions. This includes a 270-day window for qualified entities to make offers and specific processes for determining market value through negotiation or appraisal.