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California Department of Real Estate Landlords' and Tenants' Rights Guide |
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Appendix 5 - Legally Required Text of Notices |
Civil Code Section 2079.10a (The notice used must be in at least 8-point type.)
Language required from July 1, 1999, to August 31, 2005:
Notice: The California Department of Justice, sheriff’s departments, police departments serving jurisdictions of 200,000 or more, and many other local law enforcement authorities maintain for public access a database of the locations of persons required to register pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 290.4 of the Penal Code. The database is updated on a quarterly basis and is a source of information about the presence of these individuals in any neighborhood. The Department of Justice also maintains a Sex Offender Identification Line through which inquiries about individuals may be made. This is a “900” telephone service. Callers must have specific information about individuals they are checking. Information regarding neighborhoods is not available through the “900” telephone service.
Language required from September 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006: Either the language above or as follows.
Language required on and after April 1, 2006:
Notice: Pursuant to Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, information about specified registered sex offenders is made available to the public via an Internet website maintained by the Department of Justice at www.meganslaw.ca.gov. Depending on an offender’s criminal history, this information will include either the address at which the offender resides or the community of residence and ZIP Code in which the offender resides.
24 Code of Federal Regulations Section 35.92. (This notice must be in the language used in the contract, for example, English or Spanish.)
Lead Warning Statement
Housing built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. Lead from paint, paint chips, and dust can pose health hazards if not managed properly. Lead exposure is especially harmful to young children and pregnant women. Before renting pre-1978 housing, lessors must disclose the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Lessees must also receive a federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO RECEIVE COPIES OF INVOICES, RECEIPTS, OR GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE
Civil Code Section 1950.5(h)(2) (as of January 1, 2025). (If the tenant waives the right to receive copies of invoices, receipts, or a good faith estimate with the landlord’s itemized statement of deductions from the tenant’s security deposit, the waiver must “substantially include” this text of the security deposit statute.)
(h)(2) The landlord shall also include, along with and at the time the itemized statement is sent, copies of documents showing charges incurred and deducted by the landlord to repair or clean the premises, as follows:
(A) If the landlord or landlord’s employee did the work, the itemized statement shall reasonably describe the work performed. The itemized statement shall include the time spent and the reasonable hourly rate charged.
(B) If the landlord or landlord’s employee did not do the work, the landlord shall provide the tenant a copy of the bill, invoice, or receipt supplied by the person or entity performing the work. The itemized statement shall provide the tenant with the name, address, and telephone number of the person or entity, if the bill, invoice, or receipt does not include that information.
(C) If a deduction is made for materials or supplies, the landlord shall provide a copy of the bill, invoice, or receipt. If a particular material or supply item is purchased by the landlord on an ongoing basis, the landlord may document the cost of the item by providing a copy of a bill, invoice, receipt, vendor price list, or other vendor document that reasonably documents the cost of the item used in the repair or cleaning of the unit.
(D) If a deduction is made for repairs or cleanings allowed by this section, the landlord shall provide photographs taken pursuant to subdivision (g), along with a written explanation of the cost of the allowable repairs or cleanings, as described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive. The landlord may provide such photographs to the tenant by mail, email, computer flash drive, or by providing a link where the tenant may view the photographs online.
LAWFUL USES OF TENANT’S SECURITY DEPOSIT
Civil Code Sections 1950.5(b)(1)-(4) (as of January 1, 2011). (This text of the security deposit statute must accompany the landlord’s itemized statement of repairs or cleaning.)
(b) As used in this section, “security” means any payment, fee, deposit or charge, including, but not limited to, any payment, fee, deposit, or charge, except as provided in Section 1950.6, that is imposed at the beginning of the tenancy to be used to reimburse the landlord for costs associated with processing a new tenant or that is imposed as an advance payment of rent, used or to be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) The compensation of a landlord for a tenant’s default in the payment of rent.
(2) The repair of damages to the premises, exclusive of ordinary wear and tear, caused by the tenant or by a guest or licensee of the tenant.
(3) The cleaning of the premises upon termination of the tenancy necessary to return the unit to the same level of cleanliness it was in at the inception of the tenancy. The amendments to this paragraph enacted by the act adding this sentence shall apply only to tenancies for which the tenant’s right to occupy begins after January 1, 2003.
(4) To remedy future defaults by the tenant in any obligation under the rental agreement to restore, replace, or return personal property or appurtenances, exclusive of ordinary wear and tear, if the security deposit is authorized to be applied thereto by the rental agreement.
Government Code Section 66459. (This notice must be printed in at least 14-point bold type.)
TO THE PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OF: _____________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________
The unit you may rent has been approved for sale to the public as a condominium project, community apartment project, or stock
cooperative project (whichever applies). The rental unit may be sold to the public, and, if it is offered for sale, your lease may
be terminated. You will be notified at least 90 days prior to any offering to sell. If you still lawfully reside in the unit, you
will be given a right of first refusal to purchase the unit.
SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR OWNER'S AGENT: _____________________________
DATED: ______________________________________________________________
RENT CAP AND STATEMENT OF CAUSE TO TERMINATE TENANCY NOTICE
Civil Code Section 1946.2
“California law limits the amount your rent can be increased. See Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code for more information. California law also provides that after all of the tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the property for 12 months or more or at least one of the tenants has continuously and lawfully occupied the property for 24 months or more, a landlord must provide a statement of cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code for more information.”
