AB 1248 (Haney D) Hiring of real property: fees and charges.

Current Text: Amended: 3/24/2025
Last Amend: 3/24/2025
Status: 3/27/2025-In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 3/13/2025-A. JUD.
Summary: Current law regulates the hiring of real property and imposes various requirements on
landlords relating to the application for, and leasing of, residential rental property. Current law
prohibits a landlord or its agent from charging a tenant a fee for serving, posting, or otherwise
delivering a notice of termination of a hiring of residential property, as specified. Current law also
prohibits a landlord or its agent from charging a tenant any fee for payment by check for rent or
security deposit, as provided. This bill would require, for new residential tenancies beginning on or
after January 1, 2026, that a tenant only be obligated to pay rent and prescribed fees or charges,
including, among other things, a security deposit and rent stabilization fees charged to a landlord and
passed on to the tenant, as specified. The bill would require, for residential tenancies that began
before January 1, 2026, that a tenant only be obligated to pay rent, the fees and charges described
above, any fees or charges that were charged at the start of the tenancy, except as specified, and fees or charges for specified utilities, including the use of a ratio utility billing system, as defined, that
meets specified criteria.