Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 780Introduced by Assembly Member TingFebruary 16, 2021 An act to amend Section 1949 of the Civil Code, relating to tenancy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 780, as amended, Ting. Tenancies.Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies, and requires a tenant who receives notice of certain proceedings to recover the property they occupy to give notice to their landlord of the proceeding and provides that the tenant is responsible for any damages sustained by the landlord as a result of failure to give that notice.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. require that notice by the tenant to be given to the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record.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 1949 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 780Introduced by Assembly Member TingFebruary 16, 2021 An act to amend Section 1949 of the Civil Code, relating to tenancy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 780, as amended, Ting. Tenancies.Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies, and requires a tenant who receives notice of certain proceedings to recover the property they occupy to give notice to their landlord of the proceeding and provides that the tenant is responsible for any damages sustained by the landlord as a result of failure to give that notice.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. require that notice by the tenant to be given to the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 11, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 780 Introduced by Assembly Member TingFebruary 16, 2021 Introduced by Assembly Member Ting February 16, 2021 An act to amend Section 1949 of the Civil Code, relating to tenancy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 780, as amended, Ting. Tenancies. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies, and requires a tenant who receives notice of certain proceedings to recover the property they occupy to give notice to their landlord of the proceeding and provides that the tenant is responsible for any damages sustained by the landlord as a result of failure to give that notice.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. require that notice by the tenant to be given to the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies, and requires a tenant who receives notice of certain proceedings to recover the property they occupy to give notice to their landlord of the proceeding and provides that the tenant is responsible for any damages sustained by the landlord as a result of failure to give that notice. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. require that notice by the tenant to be given to the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1949 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. 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 1949 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. SECTION 1. Section 1949 of the Civil Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. 1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. 1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing. 1949. Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession of the real property, shall immediately inform their landlord of the proceeding, proceeding by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which they may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord by letter, email, or another medium that provides a written or electronic record, of the notice, or to deliver it to them if in writing.