Pico Rivera, CA Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum temperature
- 68°F (20°C)
- Mild-climate minimum
- 65°F where avg. exceeds 30°F
- Who must supply heat
- Owner/operator renting the unit
- Governing sections
- IPMC §§ 602.2, 602.3
- Code chapter
- PRMC § 15.60.020
Summary
In the City of Pico Rivera, landlords must supply heat to keep rented dwelling units at a minimum of 68°F under the city's amended Property Maintenance Code. Dwellings must have heating facilities capable of reaching that temperature, and owners who furnish heat under a lease must actually deliver it during the heating season.
Section 602.2 of the International Property Maintenance Code is amended to read as follows: 602.2 Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms. ... Section 602.3 of the International Property Maintenance Code is amended to read as follows: 602.3 Heat supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period to maintain a minimum temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Exceptions: 1. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity.
Full Breakdown
Municipal Code Chapter 15.60 adopts the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments. Amended Section 602.2 requires that dwellings have heating facilities capable of maintaining 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Amended Section 602.3 goes further for rentals: any owner or operator who rents, leases or lets a dwelling unit or sleeping unit, expressly or by implication, to furnish heat to occupants must actually supply heat to maintain that 68°F minimum, subject to two exceptions the code carries: when outdoor temperatures fall below the local winter design temperature and the heating system is already running at full capacity, or in mild climates where the average monthly temperature exceeds 30°F, where a 65°F minimum applies instead.
The related amended Section 603.1 requires mechanical equipment, water heaters and cooking and heating appliances to be properly installed, maintained in safe working condition, and capable of performing their function, with abandoned equipment removed and openings properly repaired. A tenant or code official can bring a heat-supply failure to the property maintenance code's enforcement track, which runs through the code official's correction-notice and placarding process for unsafe or noncompliant conditions.
Violations & Fines
Failing to supply the required minimum heat is enforced as a Property Maintenance Code violation; because Chapter 15.60 sets no separate fine schedule, it is prosecuted under the municipal code's general penalty, Section 1.20.010, a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail, reducible to an infraction with $100/$200/$500 fines for repeat violations, each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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