Overview
- AB 1157 failed to advance in the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and with no further hearings scheduled it is unlikely to return this session.
- Authored by Assemblyman Ash Kalra, the bill aimed to impose a flat 5% annual cap on rent increases and remove the 2030 sunset on statewide limits.
- Kalra offered to drop a provision extending protections to single-family homes, individually owned condos and duplexes in an effort to win support.
- Landlord, realtor and building trade groups opposed the measure, warning it would discourage construction and burden smaller property owners.
- Tenant advocates denounced the vote as a betrayal and pointed to widespread cost pressures, with 40.6% of California households spending over 30% of income on housing.