CaliforniaMotels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.
What it does
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies and defines the term "persons who hire" for the purpose of regulating residential tenancies. Existing law excludes from these provisions occupancy at a hotel or motel if certain conditions are met, including that the occupancy is for a period of 30 days or less, as specified.
More detail
Existing law establishes a procedure, known as an unlawful detainer action, that a landlord must follow in order to evict a tenant.
Under this bill, the continued occupancy of a resident of a lodging, as defined, would not be considered a person who hires, nor have their lodging constitute a new tenancy for purposes of an unlawful detainer action, until the guest has resided in the lodging for 270 days, if the guest is residing in the lodging as a result of a disaster, as defined, that substantially damaged, destroyed, or otherwise made uninhabitable their prior housing, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 10Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3477.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 299 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3477.)
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 13In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 12Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3004.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 17Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jul 16From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15).Major
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- May 7Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 2In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Apr 1Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 950.).Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 299 Gabriel Third Reading Urgency. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 12From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Mar 4From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 18Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Jan 24From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
- Jan 23Read first time. To print.Introduced