Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2324Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 14, 2020 An act to repeal Section 10608.35 of the Water Code, relating to water. An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2324, as amended, Friedman. Urban water use. Accessory dwelling units: prohibition of rent or lease.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide, by ordinance, for the creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily dwelling residential zones and requires a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance to ministerially approve an application for an accessory dwelling unit. Existing law also authorizes a local agency to allow, by ordinance, for the sale or conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit separate from the primary residence to a qualified buyer, as defined, upon meeting specified conditions.This bill would prohibit a person, as defined, from renting or leasing more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units, as defined, in the state.Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, to conduct necessary studies and investigations, as prescribed, and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developing and enacting water loss reporting requirements for urban wholesale water suppliers.This bill would repeal these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65852.26, to read:65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.SECTION 1.Section 10608.35 of the Water Code is repealed. Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2324Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 14, 2020 An act to repeal Section 10608.35 of the Water Code, relating to water. An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2324, as amended, Friedman. Urban water use. Accessory dwelling units: prohibition of rent or lease.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide, by ordinance, for the creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily dwelling residential zones and requires a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance to ministerially approve an application for an accessory dwelling unit. Existing law also authorizes a local agency to allow, by ordinance, for the sale or conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit separate from the primary residence to a qualified buyer, as defined, upon meeting specified conditions.This bill would prohibit a person, as defined, from renting or leasing more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units, as defined, in the state.Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, to conduct necessary studies and investigations, as prescribed, and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developing and enacting water loss reporting requirements for urban wholesale water suppliers.This bill would repeal these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2324 Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 14, 2020 Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman February 14, 2020 An act to repeal Section 10608.35 of the Water Code, relating to water. An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2324, as amended, Friedman. Urban water use. Accessory dwelling units: prohibition of rent or lease. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide, by ordinance, for the creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily dwelling residential zones and requires a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance to ministerially approve an application for an accessory dwelling unit. Existing law also authorizes a local agency to allow, by ordinance, for the sale or conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit separate from the primary residence to a qualified buyer, as defined, upon meeting specified conditions.This bill would prohibit a person, as defined, from renting or leasing more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units, as defined, in the state.Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, to conduct necessary studies and investigations, as prescribed, and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developing and enacting water loss reporting requirements for urban wholesale water suppliers.This bill would repeal these provisions. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide, by ordinance, for the creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily dwelling residential zones and requires a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance to ministerially approve an application for an accessory dwelling unit. Existing law also authorizes a local agency to allow, by ordinance, for the sale or conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit separate from the primary residence to a qualified buyer, as defined, upon meeting specified conditions. This bill would prohibit a person, as defined, from renting or leasing more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units, as defined, in the state. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, to conduct necessary studies and investigations, as prescribed, and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developing and enacting water loss reporting requirements for urban wholesale water suppliers. This bill would repeal these provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65852.26, to read:65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.SECTION 1.Section 10608.35 of the Water Code is repealed. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65852.26, to read:65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65852.26, to read: ### SECTION 1. 65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. 65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. 65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2.(2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. 65852.27. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not rent or lease more than 15 of the persons accessory dwelling units in the state. (b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: (1) Accessory dwelling unit has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 65852.2. (2) Person means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.