California Civil Code section 1954.603 requires Berkeley landlords to provide written bed bug information at lease signing, prohibits renting infested units, and requires prompt response when tenants report sightings.
California Civil Code sections 1954.600 through 1954.605 govern bed bugs in residential rentals statewide, including Berkeley. Landlords must give every new tenant a state-approved bed bug information sheet, must not show or rent units known to have active infestations, and must respond to tenant reports by hiring a licensed Pest Control Operator and notifying the affected unit and adjoining units of inspection results within two business days. Tenants must cooperate with inspection access. Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board treats persistent infestations as habitability issues that can support rent reductions.
Landlords who fail to disclose, refuse inspection access, or rent infested units risk habitability claims, rent reductions through the Rent Board, and Alameda County health complaints.
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