California Civil Code requires Bakersfield landlords to disclose bed bug information before lease signing and prohibits renting units with known active infestations. Tenants must promptly report suspected infestations to the landlord.
California Civil Code sections 1954.600 through 1954.605 require landlords statewide, including in Bakersfield, to provide a written bed bug disclosure to new tenants and on request. Landlords cannot show or rent a unit they know is infested and must contract licensed pest professionals for treatment. Tenants must allow inspection access and report suspected bed bugs in writing. Kern County Public Health may inspect rental units that pose a substandard housing condition. The Bakersfield Municipal Code housing standards in Chapter 18 also treat severe infestations as substandard conditions subject to enforcement.
Renting a known infested unit, retaliating against reporting tenants, or refusing to treat can lead to civil damages, habitability lawsuits, and code enforcement under Bakersfield Chapter 18 housing standards.
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