California 2 CCR § 12142. Aggregate Income.

If a housing provider accounts for the aggregate income of any married persons residing together or proposing to reside together, in applying a financial or income standard in the rental of housing, the housing provider must also do so for all unmarried cohabitants residing together or proposing to reside together.

Note: Authority cited: Section 12935(a), Government Code. Reference: Sections 12920, 12921, 12926, 12926.1, 12927, 12948, 12955, 12955.6 and 12955.8, Government Code.

1. New section filed 11-19-2021; operative 1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No. 47).

Official source: California 2 CCR § 12142. Aggregate Income..

Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-25T21:28:18.033537+00:00.

Publisher currency statement: This database is current through 9/11/26 Register 2026, No. 37.

Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 2022-01-01; operative 2022-01-01.

Effective-date evidence (external official source, indexing metadata): This regulatory action becomes effective on 1/1/2022.

Evidence source: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/11/Notice-of-Approval-Housing-Regs-2021.pdf

Applicability note (indexing metadata, not regulatory text): Apply the definitions, rental/non-rental distinction, aggregate-income rules, subsidy-specific financial standards, exceptions and examples in the relevant subsections. Read these regulations together with applicable current statutes, including Government Code section 12955; later statutory changes are not replaced by this regulatory snapshot. Calendar eligibility alone does not determine whether a screening practice is lawful. This version does not establish the text in force before its reviewed amendment date.