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Civil Code § 1954.602

CHAPTER 2.8. Bed Bug Infestations

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1954.602Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 599, Sec. 3. (AB 551) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a) A landlord shall not show, rent, or lease to a prospective tenant any vacant dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation.

(b) This section does not impose a duty on a landlord to inspect a dwelling unit or the common areas of the premises for bed bugs if the landlord has no notice of a suspected or actual bed bug infestation. If a bed bug infestation is evident on visual inspection, the landlord shall be considered to have notice pursuant to this section.