Kuehl bill that would give more time for tenants to find housing passes the Assembly








Kuehl bill that would give more time for tenants to find housing passes the Assembly




The state Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development recently passed Senate Bill 1403, authored by state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica), to require landlords to provide tenants with 60 days eviction notice when the tenancy is ended at no fault of the tenant.


SB-1403 was proposed to be amended in the committee to require this mandatory 60-day notice statewide at the request of the California Realtors Association, which has now removed its opposition to the bill.


Last fall, when a property owner decided to sell en masse hundreds of units, the plight of Sacramento and Santa Rosa tenants facing 30 days to find new homes highlighted the fact that 30 days didn’t give working families sufficient time for relocation.


With vacancy rates in the state falling well below 10 percent, tenants face a nearly impossible task of finding safe, affordable housing and relocating in just 30 days.


Families with school-age children can be forced to move out of school districts and the elderly can face dislocation from critical services, such as public transportation and hospitals.


"I applaud my colleagues in the Assembly Housing Committee, the California Association of Realtors and apartment owner associations for recognizing that providing 60 days notice to tenants is in everyone’s best interest," Kuehl said.


"With a devastating shortage of affordable rental housing, I hope my bill will at least provide Californians sufficient time to relocate to a safe, affordable new home."





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