AB 1157: Tenancy: just cause termination: rent increases.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

(1)Existing law prohibits the owner of a residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, as defined, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months. Among other residential real properties or residential circumstances, existing law exempts from these provisions a residential real property, including a mobilehome, that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit if the owner meets specified criteria and the tenants have been provided a specified written notice of the exemption. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2030.

This bill would revise these provisions by removing the exemption for separately alienable residential real property and, instead, only exempting a mobilehome if the above-described criteria are met. The bill would delete the January 1, 2030, repeal date, thereby extending these provisions indefinitely.

(2)Existing law prohibits an owner of residential real property, except as specified, from increasing over the course of any 12-month period the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, as specified.

This bill would reduce the permissible gross rental rate increase under these provisions to the lesser of 2% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 5%.

Among other residential real properties, existing law exempts from these provisions a residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit, including a mobilehome, if the owner meets specified criteria and the tenants have been provided a specified written notice of the exemption.

This bill would revise these provisions by removing the exemption for separately alienable residential real property and, instead, only exempting a mobilehome if the above-described criteria are met.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. February 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. January 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. January 13, 2026In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.
4. January 13, 2026Coauthors revised.
5. April 29, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
6. April 28, 2025Measure version as amended on March 27 corrected.
7. April 24, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
8. April 24, 2025Coauthors revised.
9. April 1, 2025Re-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
10. March 28, 2025Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
11. March 27, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
12. March 10, 2025Referred to Coms. on JUD. and A.,E.,S., & T.