Legislative Update - July 24, 2025

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Reminder: SCRHA Guidance on Immigration Activity
Recent immigration authority activities have created numerous questions and concerns for housing providers. This past Tuesday, July 22, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release reminding housing providers that housing discrimination against immigrant communities is illegal. He also provided guidance for housing providers should immigration authorities demand tenant information. Click here for more information.

CalRHA Asks CA Supreme Court for Depublication of Eshagian Decision
The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA), SCRHA’s statewide partner, has written to the California Supreme Court requesting that the opinion in Eshagian v. Cepeda be decertified for publication, preventing it from being cited as binding precedent. You will recall that 3-day notices have recently been updated to comply with the decision in that case. The Appellate Court opined that the “three-day notice in this case was deficient … the notice did not state when the notice period commenced or ended.” This ruling ignores the plain meaning and language of Section 1161(2), which the court recognized “requires that the three-day-notice be in writing, state the amount of rent due, and include specified information regarding how the rent may be paid.” The letter goes on to state “…that the Opinion in this case creates requirements that the legislature chose not to include in its statutory scheme. This act is beyond the scope of the courts and will have far-reaching effects when it becomes unclear what notice requirements will be applied to owners seeking to enforce their rental agreements.” Click here to read the full letter.

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