The California rental housing market has experienced a major change with Governor Newsome’s recent signing of Assembly Bill 1482 – The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (“AB 1482”).
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- AB 1482 creates additional restrictions with which landlords must comply, including:
- (1) enacts a statewide rent increase cap;
- (2) greatly expands the number of tenants who can only be evicted strictly for “just cause”
- (3) heightens certain tenant noticing requirements. AB 1482, effective January 1,2020, will expire January 1, 2030 unless extended.
- Overall, the current version of AB 1482 has a considerable number of terms that are undefined and vague. Therefore, AB 1482’s effect on property owners and tenants alike is still to be seen.
- AB 1482 creates additional restrictions with which landlords must comply, including:
