CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

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Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 1950 of the Civil Code, relating to tenancy.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies. Existing law specifies that a person who hires part of a room for a dwelling is entitled to the whole of the room, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. Existing law also specifies that if a landlord lets a room as a dwelling for more than one family, every tenant in the building, under the same landlord, is relieved from all obligation to pay rent while the double letting of any room continues.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions above relating to hiring a room and double letting.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 1950 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

1950.

One A person who hires part of a room for a dwelling is entitled to the whole of the room, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary; and if contrary. If a landlord lets a room as a dwelling for more than one family, the person to whom he first lets they first let any part of it is entitled to the possession of the whole room for the term agreed upon, and every tenant in the building, under the same landlord, is relieved from all obligation to pay rent to him while such them while the double letting of any room continues.