AB 2181 · Housing Laws Navigator
Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 2181

Housing development: density bonuses: rent.Ch. 924, Stats. 2026 · chaptered 2026-09-30 · Chaptered, not yet in effect

Not yet in effect. AB 2181 was chaptered 2026-09-30 and takes effect January 1, 2027. The sections it adds (§ 65915.9) are shown from the chaptered bill text until leginfo is updated. Some provisions may have their own operative dates; check the bill text. Not legal advice.

Key provisions · Claude summary of the digest, not bill text

Added § 65915.9 so that density bonus entitlements that are not yet secured cannot be used to raise ground rent on hotel and motel land under existing leases; takes effect January 1, 2027.

  • Ground rent valuation. Prohibited valuing land improved with an operating hotel or motel, for establishing, adjusting, or resetting ground rent under an existing lease, based on density bonuses, concessions or incentives, or waivers unless those density increases are entitled and vested as of the valuation date.
  • Density bonus rules unchanged. Provided that the new section does not alter the requirements for obtaining a density bonus.

Paraphrased from the Legislative Counsel’s Digest. Check the bill text before relying on it.

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SEC. 1In the navigator:§ 65915.9

Section 65915.9 is added to the Government Code, to read:

Source: LegiScan API, chaptered text of AB 2181 (2025-2026 Regular Session).

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