Effective January 1, 2026, AB 628 mandates that nearly every residential rental unit must be equipped with a functional stove and refrigerator to be legally considered "tenantable" or habitable. The law applies to any lease agreement that is entered into, amended, or extended on or after the effective date, creating a staggered implementation schedule where existing leases will fall under the requirement upon renewal.   The central requirement of the law is precise: landlords

The Commercial Tenant Protection Act, SB1103, went into effect on January 1, 2025. This new law introduced a number of protections for a new category of commercial tenants that the law calls “qualified commercial tenant.”

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