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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 1.6. CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ACT 1785.1-1785.36›CHAPTER 3. Requirements on Users of Consumer Credit Reports 1785.20-1785.22

§ 1785.20.4

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A housing provider, tenant screening company, or other entity that evaluates tenants on behalf of a housing provider shall not use an alleged COVID-19 rental debt, as defined in Section 1179.02 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as a negative factor for the purpose of evaluating a prospective housing application or as the basis for refusing to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 5, Sec. 3. (AB 81) Effective February 23, 2021.)

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