California Security Deposit Changes

[Greg M.]

For those landlords in CA, Governor Nuisance recently signed into law a bill limiting security deposits to a maximum of one month rent. It used to be a max of two months rent with a three month exception for furnished units. 

Some other supposedly housing-related bills that will end the housing crisis, signed into law by Governor Nuisance:

• AB 12 by Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Tenancy: security deposits.
• AB 84 by Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Property tax: welfare exemption: affordable housing.
• AB 281 by Tim Grayson (D-Contra Costa) – Planning and zoning: housing: post entitlement phase permits.
• AB 318 by Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) – Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Act.
• AB 319 by Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) – Mobilehome Parks Act: inspectors: conflict of interest: enforcement actions: sunset.
• AB 323 by Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Density Bonus Law: purchase of density bonus units by nonprofit housing organizations: civil actions.
• AB 346 by Assemlymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) – Income tax credits: low-income housing: California Debt Limit Allocation Committee rulemaking.
• AB 434 by Tim Grayson (D-Contra Costa) – Housing element: notice of violation.
• AB 480 by Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Surplus land.
• AB 516 by James Ramos (D-San Bernardino) – Mitigation Fee Act: fees for improvements: reports and audits.
• AB 519 by Pilar Schiavo (D-Los Angeles) – Affordable Housing Finance Workgroup: affordable housing: consolidated application and coordinated review process.
• AB 529 by Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino)- Adaptive reuse projects.
• AB 548 by  Tasha Boerner (D-San Diego) – State Housing Law: inspection.
• AB 572 by Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Common interest developments: imposition of assessments.
• AB 671 by Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – CalHome Program: accessory dwelling units.
• AB 812 by Tasha Boerner (D-San Diego) – Housing development approvals: reserving affordable units in or near a cultural district for artists.
• AB 821 by Tim Grayson (D-Contra Costa) – Planning and zoning: general plan: zoning ordinance: conflicts.
• AB 894 by Laura Friedman (D-Los Angeles) – Parking requirements: shared parking.
• AB 911 by Pilar Schiavo (D-Los Angeles) – Unlawfully restrictive covenants: affordable housing.
• AB 976 by Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Accessory dwelling units: owner-occupancy requirements.
• AB 1033 by Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Accessory dwelling units: local ordinances: separate sale or conveyance.
• AB 1114 by Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Planning and zoning: housing development projects: post entitlement phase permits.
• AB 1218 by Josh Lowenthal (D-Los Angeles) – Development projects: demolition of residential dwelling units.
• AB 1287 by David Alvarez (D-San Diego) – Density Bonus Law: maximum allowable residential density: additional density bonus and incentives or concessions.
• AB 1308 by Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton)- Planning and Zoning Law: single-family residences: parking requirements.
• AB 1317 by Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) – Unbundled parking.
• AB 1319 by Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) – Bay Area Housing Finance Authority: housing revenue.
• AB 1332 by Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) – Accessory dwelling units: pre-approved plans.
• AB 1386 by Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Veterans housing: tenant referrals.
• AB 1449 by David Alvarez (D-San Diego) – Affordable housing: California Environmental Quality Act: exemption.
• AB 1474 by Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-San Bernardino) – California Statewide Housing Plan.
• AB 1485 by Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Housing element: enforcement: Attorney General.
• AB 1490 by Alex Lee (D-San Jose) – Affordable housing development projects: adaptive reuse.
• AB 1508 by James Ramos (D-San Bernardino) – Department of Housing and Community Development: California Statewide Housing Plan.
• AB 1528 by Mike Gipson (D-Los Angeles) – Housing authorities: property taxation.
• AB 1620 by Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) – Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act: permanent disabilities: comparable or smaller units.
• AB 1633 by Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Housing Accountability Act: disapprovals: California Environmental Quality Act.
• AB 1734 by Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr. (D-Los Angeles)- Local Government: Surplus Land Act: exemptions.
• AB 1764 by the Committee on Housing and Community Development – Housing omnibus.
• SB 4 by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) – Planning and zoning: housing development: higher education institutions and religious institutions.
• SB 34 by Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Surplus land disposal: violations: County of Orange.
• SB 82 by Seyarto (R-Murrieta) – Property taxation: disabled veterans’ exemption: eligibility letters.
• SB 229 by Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Surplus land: disposal of property: violations: public meeting.
• SB 240 by Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) – Surplus state real property: affordable housing and housing for formerly incarcerated individuals.
• SB 267 by Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) – Credit history of persons receiving government rent subsidies.
• SB 341 by Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) – Housing development.
• SB 423 by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) – Land use: streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments.
• SB 439 by Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – Special motions to strike: priority housing development projects.
• SB 482 by Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) – Multifamily Housing Program: supportive housing: capitalized operating reserves.
• SB 520 by Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) – Property taxation: homeowners’ exemption.
• SB 593 by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) – Redevelopment: successor agency debt: City and County of San Francisco.
• SB 684 by Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Land use: streamlined approval processes: development projects of 10 or fewer residential units on urban lots under 5 acres.
• SB 713 by Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) – Planning and zoning: density bonuses: development standard.
• SB 734 by Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) – Property tax: possessory interests.
• SB 747 by Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Land use: surplus land.
• SB 789 by Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) : Elections: Senate Constitutional Amendment 2 of the 2021–22 Regular Session and Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 of the 2023–24 Regular Session.