California Civil Code

§ 1941.5

CIV § 1941.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply if a person is alleged to have committed abuse or violence against the eligible tenant or the immediate family or household member of the eligible tenant and the person is not a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the eligible tenant.

(b)A landlord shall, at the landlord’s own expense, change the locks of the eligible tenant’s dwelling unit upon written request of the eligible tenant not later than 24 hours after the eligible tenant gives the landlord a form of documentation described in subdivision (d) and shall give the eligible tenant a key to the new locks.

(c)(1) If a landlord fails to change the locks within 24 hours, the eligible tenant may change the locks without the landlord’s permission, notwithstanding any provision in the lease to the contrary.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 75, Sec. 2. (SB 1051) Effective January 1, 2025.