Chapter 21.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

This Title shall be known as "City of Perris Tenant Protection Code", hereafter referred to as the "Tenant Code" or "Code."

(Ord. No. 1469, § 2, 1-13-2026)

(1)

The City Council finds that the safety, stability, and quality of life of renters in the city is necessary for the preservation of public health, safety, and welfare.

(2)

The City Council seeks to add protections beyond those currently in the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019, amended and codified in California Civil Code sections 1946.2 and 1947.12, hereafter referred to as the "TPA." Consistent with the TPA, and except where this Title expressly provides additional or more protective requirements, nothing herein is intended to supplant, invalidate, or otherwise limit the application of California Civil Code section 1946.2, which shall continue to apply to all covered tenancies.

(3)

This Title establishes policies that increase the safety, stability, and quality of life for a substantial number of residents in the city who are tenants and provides those tenants additional protections and remedies to apply as appropriate in their personal claims with landlords.

(4)

This Title applies to the rental of residential real property, including mobilehome units, persons engaged in the business of renting residential real property, and persons renting residential real property units within the boundaries of the City. It does not apply to owners of mobilehomes who rent spaces in a mobilehome

park as defined by Civil Code section 798.4. This Title further applies to any policy or program that so references this Title, or any section or chapter therein.

(Ord. No. 1469, § 2, 1-13-2026)

The authority for the regulations contained within this Code are pursuant to the provisions of the TPA, as amended (Civil Code sections 1946.2 and 1947.12) and other applicable state and local requirements. Said provisions authorize local ordinances that are "more protective" of State laws, consistent with the police power granted to municipalities by the laws of the State, for the purpose of promoting public health, safety, and welfare.

(Ord. No. 1469, § 2, 1-13-2026)