California Civil Code

§ 1941.6

CIV § 1941.6 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply if a person who is restrained from contact with a protected tenant under a court order is a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the protected tenant.

(b)A landlord shall, at the landlord’s own expense, change the locks of a protected tenant’s dwelling unit upon written request of the protected tenant not later than 24 hours after the protected tenant gives the landlord a copy of a court order that excludes from the dwelling unit the restrained person referred to in subdivision (a). The landlord shall give the protected tenant a key to the new locks.

(c)(1) If a landlord fails to change the locks within 24 hours, the protected 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

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 75, Sec. 3. (SB 1051) Effective January 1, 2025.