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Home/Bills/AB 2609California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 2609: Tenancy: additional rents and securities: common household pets.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified April 28, 2026

What AB 2609 does, verified April 28, 2026

The bill aims to regulate the charging of additional rent and security deposits for residential properties. It prohibits charging tenants more than 1% of the monthly rent due to the residence of a common household pet. The bill also restricts the amount of additional security that can be demanded, limiting it to 15% of one month's rent. These provisions apply to rental agreements entered into or extended after January 1, 2027.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. (2026-04-27)Alert me
Recent actions7 total · showing 5
Apr. 27, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar. 26, 2026Measure version as amended on March 19 corrected.
Mar. 23, 2026Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Mar. 19, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 19, 2026Referred to Com. on JUD.
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