CaliforniaLandlord-tenant: internet service provider subscriptions.
What it does
Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law authorizes a tenant to deduct the payment made to a public utility or publicly owned utility or a district from the rent, as specified. Existing law prohibits a lessor who has retaliated against a lessee for exercising the lessee's prescribed rights from recovering possession of a dwelling, causing the lessee to quit involuntarily, increasing the rent, or decreasing services within 180 days of the occurrence of specified events relating to tenability, if the lessee is not in default on their rent, as specified.
More detail
Existing law presumes that the hiring of real property is renewed for a specified amount of time, under specified circumstances.
For any residential tenancy commenced, renewed, or continuing on a month-to-month or other periodic basis, on or after January 1, 2026, this bill would require a landlord or their agent to allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party internet service provider for specified services in connection with the tenancy. If the landlord or their agent violates this provision, the bill would authorize the tenant to deduct the cost of the subscription from the rent. The bill would prohibit a landlord or their agent from retaliating against a tenant for exercising their rights pursuant to this bill and consistent with the above-described provision on retaliation, as provided.
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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 506, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11
- Vote recorded AB 1414 Ransom Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 10. Page 3206.).Major
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1414 Ransom et al. By Wiener. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2734.).Passed Senate
- Sep 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 26Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 19From 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 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1414 Ransom Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1172.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 13From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced