{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1785.20.4","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1785.20.4","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 1.6. CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ACT [1785.1. - 1785.36.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1.6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Requirements on Users of Consumer Credit Reports [1785.20. - 1785.22.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-1.6/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 5, Sec. 3.   (AB 81)   Effective February 23, 2021.","effective":"2021-02-23","html":"<p>A housing provider, tenant screening company, or other entity that evaluates tenants on behalf of a housing provider shall not use an alleged COVID-19 rental debt, as defined in Section 1179.02 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as a negative factor for the purpose of evaluating a prospective housing application or as the basis for refusing to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant.</p>","text":"A housing provider, tenant screening company, or other entity that evaluates tenants on behalf of a housing provider shall not use an alleged COVID-19 rental debt, as defined in Section 1179.02 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as a negative factor for the purpose of evaluating a prospective housing application or as the basis for refusing to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/requirements-on-users-of-consumer-credit-reports-1785-20-4","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}