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SB 1090: Offers of purchase: real property damaged by wildfire disaster.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-25

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-10: Set for hearing April 28.)

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In Committee

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In Committee

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Existing law describes the rights and obligations of owners of real property, including that the owner of land in fee has the right to the surface and to everything permanently situated beneath or above it.

This bill would prohibit any individual or entity that owns, directly or indirectly, 75 or more single-family properties from making an unsolicited offer to purchase real property that is located in an area affected by a wildfire disaster for which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor or the President of the United States. The bill would apply this prohibition for 5 years commencing on the date that the state of emergency is proclaimed. The bill would make its provisions severable.

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including the Multifamily Housing Program.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for the land use and development of the county or city that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to housing in disaster impacted areas.

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