CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2774Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerFebruary 20, 2020 An act to add Section 1950.10 to the Civil Code, relating to hiring of real property. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2774, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Hiring of real property: tenants: late fees. Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all persons who hire dwelling units located within this state, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others. This bill would prohibit a landlord, or the landlords agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to specified rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1950.10 is added to the Civil Code, to read:1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2774Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerFebruary 20, 2020 An act to add Section 1950.10 to the Civil Code, relating to hiring of real property. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2774, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Hiring of real property: tenants: late fees. Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all persons who hire dwelling units located within this state, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others. This bill would prohibit a landlord, or the landlords agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to specified rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2774
Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerFebruary 20, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer
February 20, 2020
An act to add Section 1950.10 to the Civil Code, relating to hiring of real property.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2774, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Hiring of real property: tenants: late fees.
Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all persons who hire dwelling units located within this state, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others. This bill would prohibit a landlord, or the landlords agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to specified rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs.
Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all persons who hire dwelling units located within this state, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others.
This bill would prohibit a landlord, or the landlords agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to specified rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1950.10 is added to the Civil Code, to read:1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1950.10 is added to the Civil Code, to read:1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
SECTION 1. Section 1950.10 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. (2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.
1950.10. (a) A landlord, or the landlords agent, may not charge a tenant a late fee in excess of fifty dollars ($50).
(b) For purposes of this section, late fee means a monetary charge imposed on the tenant due to a failure on the part of the tenant to pay the agreed-upon rental amount within the timeframe specified within the rental agreement.
(c) (1) This section is not intended to supersede any applicable law or regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs.
(2) This section shall apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021.