Title: Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants
Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.
Title: Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits landlords from disclosing the immigration status or threatening to do so in retaliation or for the purpose of eviction.
Specifies that the immigration status of any individual is irrelevant to any issue of liability or in any civil action involving a tenant’s housing rights (Sec. 7).
Prohibits landlords from threatening to disclose the immigration status of a tenant or other individual associated with the tenant for the purpose of eviction (Sec. 3).
Prohibits landlords from refusing to offer accommodations or a lease based on the perceived immigration status of a prospective tenant (Sec. 4).
Specifies that this does not prohibit a landlord from complying with any government program that provides rental assistance to a qualified tenant or any legal obligation of a court-ordered subpoena or warrant (Sec. 4).
Requires landlords who are found in violation to pay statutory damages ranging from 6 to 12 times the tenant’s monthly rent (Sec. 5).
Prohibits landlords from increasing rent or decreasing services for the purpose of retaliating against a tenant because he or she has lawfully exercised any rights under this law (Sec. 6).
Specifies that a landlord may be liable for punitive damages between $100 and $2,000 for each act of retaliation (Sec. 6).
Requires a court of applicable jurisdiction to issue injunctive relief to prevent a landlord found guilty from engaging in similar conduct with respect to other tenants (Sec. 5).
Title: Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants
Title: Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants
Title: Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants