Gail Pellerin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 28
Author
Existing law authorizes a landlord or their agent, when they receive a request to rent a residential property, to charge an application screening fee to cover the cost of obtaining information about the applicant. Existing law also prohibits a landlord or their agent from charging an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time, unless the applicant agrees in writing. Existing law also requires a landlord or their agent, if an applicant that has paid an application screening fee makes a request, to provide a copy of the consumer credit report to the applicant who is the subject of that report. This bill would instead authorize a landlord or their agent to charge an application screening fee only if the landlord or their agent, at the time the application screening fee is collected, offers an application screening process, as specified. This bill would also prohibit a landlord or their agent from charging an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time. The bill would remove the requirement that an applicant request a copy of the consumer credit report in order to obtain a copy, and would, instead, require the landlord or their agent to provide a copy of the report within 7 days of the landlord or their agent receiving the report, as provided. Existing law authorizes a landlord to elect to accept reusable tenant screening reports, as specified, and prohibits a landlord who accepts a reusable tenant screening report from charging a fee to access the report or an application screening fee. This bill would provide that the bill's provisions do not prevent a landlord from accepting a reusable tenant screening report.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 966, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 10. Page 6558.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 5227.).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 18).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 8. Page 5295.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 19).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2493 | HTML |
| 02/13/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/11/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/24/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/28/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/15/24- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 03/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/17/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/14/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/17/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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