California Civil Code 1954.603 requires landlords to provide tenants with bed bug information and disclose known infestations. Sacramento landlords must address bed bugs as a habitability issue under city housing standards and state law.
California enacted statewide bed bug rules effective 2018 (Civil Code 1954.600 through 1954.605). Landlords must give every new tenant a written bed bug notice and notify existing tenants when units are inspected. Owners cannot show, rent, or lease a unit they know has an active infestation. After confirmed infestation, landlords must hire a pest control operator and notify treated and adjacent residents of findings within stated timeframes. Sacramento Code Enforcement treats unaddressed infestations as substandard housing under Title 8 and Title 17 housing standards, allowing inspection orders and abatement.
Renting a known-infested unit, failing to provide the disclosure, or refusing to treat after confirmed infestation can lead to state penalties, code citations, and tenant rent withholding remedies.
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