AB 976 Summary

• Prohibits local agencies from imposing owner-occupancy requirements on any accessory dwelling unit, eliminating a previous provision that allowed such requirements for units permitted after January 1, 2025

• Modifies rental term requirements to allow local agencies to require accessory dwelling units be rented for terms of 30 days or longer, rather than terms longer than 30 days

• Allows local agencies to adopt ordinances permitting separate sale or conveyance of accessory dwelling units and primary dwellings as condominiums, subject to specified conditions including Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act compliance and lender consent requirements

• Requires local agencies to provide consumer notices to property owners regarding condominium establishment procedures, potential lender requirements, and implications of separate conveyance

• Incorporates conditional amendments proposed by AB 1033 if both bills are enacted, with Section 1.5 becoming operative only if this bill is enacted after AB 1033