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AB 863: Residential rental properties: language requirements.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 7, 2025

What AB 863 does, verified December 7, 2025

This bill amends the code of civil procedure to provide a single summons form for mandatory use in actions to remove tenants from residential properties. The summons form must include essential information in six languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean. The form will be created and published on the judicial council's internet website by January 1, 2027, to ensure compliance with language requirements in civil actions for unlawful detainer.

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344, Statutes of 2025. (2025-09-03)Alert me
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Oct. 06, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344, Statutes of 2025.
Oct. 06, 2025Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 11, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Sep. 04, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2920.).
Sep. 04, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2920.).
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