APPROVED: Foreclosure: Tenant First Right

UPDATE: This legislation was approved by both chambers on 8-24-22 and was forwarded to the Governor for signature on 8-31-22.

AB 2170 was introduced on 2-15-22 by Assembly Member Grayson.

This bill would require properties with 1-4 units going through foreclosure, to first be considered only for owner-occupants and eligible bidders for the first 30 days of listing. Eligible bidders include:

• A prospective owner-occupant

• A nonprofit corporation meeting certain requirements

• A community land trust

• A limited-equity housing cooperative

• The state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.

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