California Civil Code

§ 1954.602

CIV § 1954.602 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 2.8

Statute text

(a)A landlord shall not show, rent, or lease to a prospective tenant any vacant dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation.

(b)This section does not impose a duty on a landlord to inspect a dwelling unit or the common areas of the premises for bed bugs if the landlord has no notice of a suspected or actual bed bug infestation. If a bed bug infestation is evident on visual inspection, the landlord shall be considered to have notice pursuant to this section.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 599, Sec. 3. (AB 551) Effective January 1, 2017.