California Senate Bill 1103
Session 20232024
Tenancy of commercial real properties: agreements: building operating costs.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1103
State
California
Session
20232024
Caroline Menjivar
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Author
Coauthor
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB1103 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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Summary
(1) Existing law requires a landlord of a residential dwelling to give notice to the tenant a certain number of days before the effective date of a rent increase depending on the amount of the increase, as specified.
This bill would apply this requirement to leases of commercial real property by a qualified commercial tenant, as defined. The bill would specify, in all leases for commercial real property by a qualified commercial tenant, that a rent increase would not be effective until the notice period required by these provisions has expired. The bill would also specify that a violation of these provisions would not entitle a qualified commercial tenant to civil penalties. The bill would require a landlord of a commercial real property to include information on these provisions in the notice.
(2) Existing law requires a person engaged in a trade or business who negotiates primarily in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean, in the course of entering into specified agreements, to deliver to the other party a translation of the agreement in the language in which it was negotiated, as specified. Existing law authorizes a person to rescind an agreement if the agreement does not comply with that translation requirement, as specified. Existing law creates an exemption from the translation requirement for specified agreements if the other party negotiates the terms through the other party's own interpreter. Under existing law, both the translation requirement and the interpreter exemption apply to a tenancy agreement covering a dwelling unit normally occupied as a residence.
This bill would apply the translation requirement, but not the interpreter exemption, to a tenancy agreement covering a nonresidential-zoned commercial space entered into between a landlord and a qualified commercial tenant, as defined, on or after January 1, 2025. The bill would only authorize the tenant to rescind the agreement for noncompliance with the translation requirement.
(3) Existing law specifies that a hiring of residential real property, for a term not specified by the parties, is deemed to be renewed at the end of the term implied by law unless one of the parties gives written notice to the other of that party's intention to terminate the tenancy. Existing law requires an owner of a residential dwelling to give notice at least 60 days prior to the proposed date of termination, or at least 30 days prior to the proposed date of termination if a tenant or resident has resided in the dwelling for less than one year, as specified.
This bill would generally apply these provisions to a hiring of commercial real property hired by a qualified commercial tenant, as defined. The bill would require a landlord of a commercial real property to include information on these provisions in the notice.
(4) Existing law applicable to commercial leases and nonresidential tenancies of real property prohibits a landlord from demanding a payment as a condition of initiating, continuing, or renewing a lease or rental agreement, unless the amount of the payment is stated in a written lease or rental agreement. Existing law specifies that these provisions do not prohibit a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent for nonresidential real property in order to recover building operating costs incurred on behalf of the tenant, if the right to rent, the method of calculating the increase, and the period of time covered by the increase is stated in the lease or rental agreement.
This bill would prohibit a landlord of a commercial real property from charging a qualified commercial tenant, as defined, a fee to recover building operating costs, as defined, unless specified conditions are met, including, among other things, that the costs are allocated proportionately per tenant and the qualified commercial tenant is provided supporting documentation, as specified. The bill would allow a qualified commercial tenant to raise a violation of this provision as an affirmative defense in an action to recover possession based on a failure to pay the fee. The bill would make a landlord of a commercial real property who violates this provision liable to a qualified commercial tenant for specified damages, and would authorize the district attorney, city attorney, or county counsel, as specified, to seek injunctive relief. The bill would apply these provisions to specified leases and tenancies, but not to assessments levied pursuant to the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994.
(5) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1632 of the Civil Code proposed by AB 3281 to be operative only if this bill and AB 3281 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(6) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1946.1 of the Civil Code proposed by SB 611 to be operative only if this bill and SB 611 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
02/13/24 - Introduced
February 13, 2024
04/22/24 - Amended Senate
April 22, 2024
05/08/24 - Amended Senate
May 8, 2024
06/26/24 - Amended Assembly
June 26, 2024
08/22/24 - Amended Assembly
August 22, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
09/30/24 - Chaptered
September 30, 2024
04/30/24- Senate Judiciary
April 30, 2024
05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 17, 2024
06/21/24- Assembly Judiciary
June 21, 2024
06/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
June 28, 2024
08/23/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 23, 2024
08/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 31, 2024
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09/30/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1015, Statutes of 2024.
09/30/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/11/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/31/2024
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 9. Page 5785.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/30/2024
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/30/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 44. Noes 17. Page 7007.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/22/2024
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/22/2024
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
06/27/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
06/26/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
06/25/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 25).
06/03/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on JUD.
05/22/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/21/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 4082.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/08/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
05/07/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3820.) (April 30).
04/22/2024
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/12/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 30.
02/21/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on JUD.
02/14/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
02/13/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 14, 2024 12:18:20 PM
Record Updated
Oct 11, 2024 12:28:27 PM