The following bills affecting HOAs were approved in 2026 will result in changes to the law:
AB-1684 (Ward) Common interest developments: cooling systems.
Would make any provision of the governing documents or architectural guidelines void and unenforceable if it prohibits or restricts the installation, upgrade, replacement, or use of a cooling system.
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AB-1892 (Davies) Common interest developments: associations.
Would make an association responsible for repairs and replacements necessary to restore interrupted gas, heat, water, or electrical services when an interruption of service begins in the common area. Would also make changes to the notice requirements for elections conducted by electronic secret ballot and elections by acclamation.
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AB-2035 (Dixon) Common interest developments: declarations: amendments.
Would lower the threshold to amend the CC&Rs to more than 37% of the votes if the court finds that the association is a senior citizen housing development, among other criteria.
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AB-2050 (Caloza) Common interest developments: reserve accounts.
Would require the association to funds reserves in at least the minimum reserve contribution level as specified in the reserve study.
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AB-739 (Jackson) Common interest developments: managing agent fees: executive officer training.
Would require the board of the directors to annually review a statement of fees charged by the managing agent and to electronically deliver a statement of those fees upon written request by a member.
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AB-956 (Quirk-Silva) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Would allow the construction of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling in all types of common interest developments, not just planned developments.
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SB-1139 (Laird) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: compliance and enforcement.
Would add a special district with water conservation authority to the entities that may enforce the provisions requiring the use of recycled water to irrigate of nonfunctional turf.
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SB-1267 (Allen) Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations owned by members in common areas.
Would state the intent of the Legislature to provide an association with civil liability protection for injuries and damages emanating from an electric vehicle charging station or its use that the association does not own.
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SB-222 (Wiener) Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
Would make any provision of the governing documents or architectural guidelines void and unenforceable if it prevents the replacement of a fuel-gas-burning appliance with an electric appliance, or prohibits or restricts the use of a residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC system.
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SB-908 (Wiener) Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.
Would prohibit the governing documents from limiting or prohibiting a homeowner from completing a residential window replacement project.
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