California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to disclose bed bug information and prohibits renting units with known infestations; San Bernardino County enforces habitability complaints.
California AB 551, codified at Civil Code 1954.600 to 1954.605, requires landlords to give tenants a written bed bug information sheet before lease signing and within seven days of any new infestation report. Landlords cannot rent a unit with a known active infestation. In unincorporated San Bernardino County and contract cities, Code Enforcement and Public Health respond to habitability complaints when professional pest control is delayed. Owners must hire a licensed pest control operator, not rely on tenant self-treatment with foggers.
Renting infested units, retaliating against reporting tenants, or failing to provide disclosures can lead to civil penalties and habitability claims in small claims court.
San Bernardino County, CA
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San Bernardino County, CA
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