Update: Assembly Bill 1157: Stricter Rent Caps Fail in Committee
Update: Assembly Bill 1157: Stricter Rent Caps Fail in Committee
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Assembly Bill 1157 author, Assemblymember Ash Kalra, presented the bill to the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee. Although the room was packed with tenant advocates, ultimately the proposal failed to get the 7 Committee votes needed for passage and to move on to the Assembly for a floor vote.
THIS IS A GREAT OUTCOME…ADVOCACY WORKS!
Last week, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles Chief Executive and Executive Director, Daniel Yukelson, participated in over a dozen meetings with State Legislators in Sacramento, along with representatives of affiliated apartment associations as part of a delegation from the California Rental Housing Association. A discussion about the adverse impacts of Assembly Bill 1157 was the first and foremost part of any discussion held with legislators that day, and these efforts paid off!
Assembly Bill 1157 would have drastically altered the Tenant Protection Act (Assembly Bill 1482) by:
- Limiting annual rent increases to just 2% plus the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or 5%, whichever is less. Currently, the statewide rent cap is 5% plus CPI or 10%, whichever is less. A.B. 1157 would have reduced the annual rent “caps’ by 50% or more!
- Single-family homes, condominiums and ADUs that are being rented would no longer be exempt from statewide rent caps
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