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Mountain View News Saturday, January 10, 2026 RECOVERY INFORMATION 66 
Mountain View News Saturday, January 10, 2026 RECOVERY INFORMATION 
HELPING FIRE SURVIVORS ACCESS NEW SUPPORT 

California has passed new laws to help Eaton and Palisades Fire survivors get back on their feet. These laws provide 
assistance with important topics like housing and temporary shelter, rebuilding homes, and access to resources and 
services. Use this page to learn what each law means for you. 


Aerial view of construction in Altadena. 

PROTECTING HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS AFTER A DISASTER 

AB 299 (Gabriel)

The bill allows people displaced by disasters to stay in hotels, motels, or short-term rentals for up to 270 consecutive days without being considered tenants,
helping survivors remain housed while making it easier for operators to extend stays. 

SB 610 (Perez)

Strengthens disaster protections for tenants, mobile home residents, and borrowers by requiring landlords to clear debris and maintain habitable conditions,
guaranteeing tenants the right to return at pre-disaster rents, and providing mobile home residents with rent refunds, evacuation relief, and relocation benefits 
if parks close. 

AB 851 (McKinnor)

Strengthens disaster protections for tenants, mobile home residents, and borrowers by requiring landlords to clear debris and maintain habitable conditions,
guaranteeing tenants the right to return at pre-disaster rents, and providing mobile home residents with rent refunds, evacuation relief, and relocation benefits 
if parks close. 

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE TO WILDFIRE SURVIVORS 

AB 238 (Harabedian)

Requires mortgage servicers to offer up to 12 months of forbearance to borrowers facing financial hardship from the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfiredisaster. 

AB 245 (Gipson)

Extends the time for households to rebuild homes or businesses after a disaster without triggering a property tax increase and prevents owners from beingtaxed on the higher, undamaged 2025 assessed value. 

SB 293 (Pérez)

Extends the deadline for homeowners affected by the 2025 Los Angeles fires to update property ownership records and apply intergenerational transfer 
exclusions (Propositions 58, 193, or 19) from six months to three years, helping them avoid unintended tax penalties. 

SB 663 (Allen)

Clarifies property tax exemptions for low-income veterans, churches, and nonprofits rebuilding after the 2025 Winter Fires. 

HELPING WORKERS RECOVER 

AB 338 (Solache)

Provides funding to support wildfire recovery in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties by investing in workforce development, education, high-road trainingpartnerships, and supportive services for underemployed and unemployed residents. 

MAKING IT EASIER TO REBUILD 

AB 462 (Lowenthal)

Streamlines accessory dwelling unit (ADU) approvals in the Coastal Zone by requiring coastal permit decisions within 60 days, removing unnecessary Coastal 
Commission appeals, and allowing ADUs to receive occupancy certificates before a primary home is rebuilt in disaster areas. 

AB 818 (Ávila Farías)

Speeds up local permitting after disasters by requiring decisions within 10 business days for manufactured, modular, or detached ADUs placed on privatelots during home reconstruction. 

SB 625 (Wahab)

Prevents homeowners’ associations from delaying or blocking the rebuilding of homes destroyed in disasters based on design differences. 

SB 676 (Limon)

Expedites administrative and judicial reviews under CEQA for projects that repair, restore, demolish, or replace wildfire-damaged properties in state-declared 
emergency areas, beginning January 1, 2027. 

SB 782 (Perez)

Streamlines the creation of Enhanced Infrastructure Financing and Climate Resilience Districts to speed up funding for disaster recovery projects and 
programs. 

MAKING INSURANCE WORK BETTER FOR HOMEOWNERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES 

SB 495 (Allen)

Requires insurers to pay 60% of personal property coverage, up to $350,000, without an itemized claim after a total loss in a declared disaster and extends 
the deadline to submit proof of loss from 60 to 100 days. 

SB 547 (Perez)

Prohibits insurers from canceling or refusing to renew commercial property insurance for one year after a state of emergency if the property is within or adjacent 
to a wildfire-affected area. 

CRACKING DOWN ON LOOTING AND FIRST RESPONDER IMPERSONATORS 

AB 468 (Gabriel)

Increases criminal penalties for looting in evacuation zones, applying enhanced penalties for one year after an evacuation order and for three years whilea damaged residence is being repaired or rebuilt. 

SB 571 (Archuleta)

Makes it a crime to fraudulently impersonate a first responder to access evacuation zones during an emergency, aiming to prevent looting and related 
crimes. 

REDUCING THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE 

AB 888 (Calderon)

Establishes the California Safe Homes Grant Program to help low-income homeowners replace roofs with fire-safe materials and fund defensible spacevegetation clearing projects. 

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