What is AB 952, and Why Do We Need It?

While local government develops the CID housing, state law governs the operations of the housing after it is constructed, including assessments which the associations that run CID housing developments charge their owner/members. These association assessments can drive costs beyond the ability of low and moderate income residents to pay. Some examples:

• State law now lets the associations that administer individual CID housing developments to raise regular assessments up to 20% a year, effectively doubling assessments in four years and tripling them in six.

• State law lets associations impose large special assessments for capital repairs, e.g. roof replacement. Under state law, associations have the right to foreclose on a homeowner who falls behind in assessments.

• State law does not even allow the homeowner the right to a payment plan to pay off assessments in installments.

AB 952 would prohibit the board of directors from imposing a special assessment, including an emergency assessment, or an increase in the regular assessment of more than 2% on units that are required by law to be provided to low- or moderate-income purchasers without a vote of the owners of those units in accordance with specified procedural requirements. It would also guarantee residents the right to have payment plans to defray assessments.

Read letters about AB 952

Read letters CARA has written about AB 952 here,  here  and here.

More information about AB 952

See the CARA Legislative Committee tracking report on Calif bills.

Read LegInfo, the official legislative website, on AB 952.

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