Housing & Homelessness

Extends the deadline for mobilehome park management to provide repair requirements from 10 to 15 business days. Automatically approves prospective mobilehome buyers if management fails to respond within 15 days. Requires mobilehome sellers to provide transfer disclosure statements to park management upon written request. Protects residents from unlawful occupancy status if management fails to timely process their application.

Establishes Round 7 of the Homeless Housing Program with $500 million in funding starting July 2026. Creates new CEQA exemptions for projects like wildfire prevention, agricultural worker housing, and urban infill. Requires mapping of eligible urban infill sites in all urbanized areas by July 2027. Streamlines environmental review processes while maintaining key environmental and public health protections.

Requires cities to disclose any planned housing restrictions three years before implementing them. Prohibits local governments from adding new housing development barriers for three years after housing plan approval. Mandates cities to analyze and remove existing barriers to housing development before adding new restrictions. Strengthens state oversight of local housing policies to prevent unnecessary development constraints.

Requires cities to analyze and publish housing impacts before implementing new real estate transfer taxes. Mandates evaluation of effects on affordable housing production and market-rate housing development. Requires assessment of property tax revenue impacts across city, county and state levels. Applies to all California cities including charter cities due to statewide housing concerns.

Protects tenants from eviction when Social Security payment delays cause inability to pay rent. Requires landlords to provide tenants 14 days to pay rent or submit a financial distress declaration. Prohibits courts from issuing eviction summons during Social Security payment interruptions lasting 3+ days. Establishes tenant protections that remain in effect until January 2029.

Expands renter tax credits up to $500 for qualified households with dependents from 2026 to 2031. Limits landlords from charging fees beyond 5% of monthly rent unless specified in rental agreements. Requires electronic submission processes for coastal development permits by July 1, 2027. Funds seismic retrofitting of affordable multifamily housing with priority for low-income residents.

Limits local agencies to two plan check reviews for housing development permits unless additional review is needed for public safety. Reduces appeal decision timelines from 60-90 days to 30-45 days for housing development projects based on project size. Authorizes applicants to seek court orders compelling permit approval if agencies fail to meet deadlines or deny appeals. Imposes minimum $10,000 per unit fines on agencies that violate housing approval requirements.

Establishes a state transportation liaison to coordinate homeless encampment management on California highways. Creates agreements between state and local governments to jointly address homeless encampments on state property. Authorizes state reimbursement to local governments for encampment cleanup and outreach services. Requires annual reporting on encampment removals and recommendations for improved coordination.

Establishes a new state requirement for all residential units to maintain safe maximum indoor temperatures. Requires state agencies to incorporate maximum temperature standards into their policies and grant criteria. Addresses rising heat-related deaths which disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.

Requires landlords to provide reasonable accommodations for tenants who are victims of abuse or violence. Mandates landlords to respond to accommodation requests within 5 calendar days. Allows victims to request security cameras, unit transfers, or extended time to pay rent. Imposes penalties up to $5,000 on landlords who violate these protections.

Streamlines post-disaster home reconstruction by voiding restrictive HOA covenants and local ordinances. Requires local governments to approve compliant rebuilding applications within 90 days of submission. Allows homeowners to rebuild up to 110% of their original home's size without additional approvals. Mandates HOAs to review reconstruction plans within 30 days and provide clear reasons for any denials.

Establishes new protections for mobilehome park residents and tenants displaced by natural disasters. Requires landlords to repair disaster damage and return prepaid rent within 21 days of property becoming uninhabitable. Extends eviction notice periods from 3 to 15 days when housing is damaged during declared emergencies. Mandates mortgage lenders to offer forbearance programs to borrowers affected by wildfires.

Expands tenant protections by removing exemptions for newer housing built in the last 15 years. Requires landlords to provide relocation assistance or one month's rent waiver for no-fault evictions. Maintains tenant protections when disaster-damaged housing is rebuilt and reoccupied. Establishes penalties up to triple damages for landlords who willfully violate tenant protection laws.

Establishes Round 7 of the Homeless Housing Assistance Program to fund local homelessness initiatives through 2032. Requires cities and counties to expand homeless housing capacity to 60% of their unsheltered population by 2031. Provides property tax exemptions for nonprofits that operate interim housing facilities for homeless individuals. Mandates cities adopt encampment resolution ordinances to be eligible for program funding.

Expands state housing incentives to include policies that help keep residents in stable housing. Rewards cities for creating safe parking programs with bathrooms and security for vehicle residents. Adds bonus points for jurisdictions that streamline approval of emergency shelters and supportive housing. Requires housing criteria to consider unique needs of rural, suburban, and urban areas.

Mandates higher-density housing development near transit stops with streamlined approval processes. Requires local governments to allow buildings up to 75 feet tall within a quarter mile of major transit stops. Establishes minimum affordable housing requirements of 7-13% for lower-income households in new developments. Prohibits demolition of rent-controlled housing or displacement of tenants from properties within the past 5 years.

Authorizes cities to count elderly congregate housing for up to 15% of their regional housing requirements. Requires planning agencies to report elderly congregate housing units in annual housing progress reports. Applies to the seventh and subsequent revisions of local housing elements.

Prohibits local governments from banning organizations that provide survival services to homeless individuals. Protects the provision of essential items like food, water, blankets, and basic hygiene supplies to homeless persons. Applies uniformly to all California cities to ensure consistent treatment of homeless support services statewide.

Requires landlords to provide eviction documents in five specified languages when tenants primarily use those languages. Mandates translation of legal complaints and summons for tenants who negotiated leases in non-English languages. Establishes failure to provide translated documents as a valid defense against eviction proceedings.

Authorizes the Attorney General to handle up to 25 severe mobilehome park violations annually. Extends the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program through January 1, 2030. Requires park management to pay a $10 annual fee per lot to fund enforcement activities. Mandates a $250 penalty when park management fails to provide requested documents within 15 days.

Requires the Department of Insurance to study insurance coverage challenges facing affordable housing entities. Mandates insurers to provide confidential data about coverage and rates for affordable housing properties. Requires recommendations for policy solutions within one year of receiving study funding. Expires automatically on January 1, 2031 unless extended by future legislation.

Prohibits large corporations owning over 1,000 single-family homes from buying additional houses to rent out. Requires violating companies to sell properties within one year and pay $100,000 penalties per violation. Empowers the California Attorney General to enforce these restrictions through civil lawsuits. Exempts nonprofit organizations and companies primarily focused on new housing construction.

Establishes a new supportive housing program combining abstinence-based recovery with Housing First principles. Requires 90% of program funds to support housing services using harm-reduction approaches. Prohibits eviction based solely on substance use relapse in recovery housing programs. Mandates certification of recovery residences through state-approved standards with fees up to $1,000.

Authorizes a $10 billion state bond measure for affordable housing programs to appear on the June 2026 ballot. Allocates $5 billion to create affordable rental housing with 10% reserved for extremely low-income households. Provides $1 billion for homeownership programs including down payment assistance for first-time buyers. Dedicates $350 million to farmworker housing and $250 million for tribal housing initiatives.

Establishes mortgage forbearance options for borrowers affected by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill event through 2028. Suspends property tax penalties until 2030 for properties within five miles of the affected landfill area. Authorizes county officials to reassess property values for tax purposes due to landfill-related diminished value. Prohibits mortgage servicers from initiating foreclosures while borrowers comply with forbearance terms.