Bill > AB924

This bill amends California law to provide additional financial protections for tenants who terminate their lease due to being a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, or other serious crimes. Currently, tenants can terminate their lease with 180-day written notice if they or a household member are victims of specified crimes, and landlords cannot require forfeiture of security deposits. The new bill specifically addresses situations with multiple tenants on a lease, requiring the landlord to calculate and pay a proportional share of the security deposit to the tenant terminating the lease if they are leaving because another tenant committed a qualifying crime. The remaining tenants on the lease will then be jointly responsible for paying the landlord the calculated share of the security deposit within 14 days of the landlord's payment. The bill is part of a broader effort to prevent financial abuse, as the Legislature notes that financial abuse occurs in nearly 99 percent of domestic violence cases, and aims to ensure victims can receive their proportional share of the security deposit to help them start over and escape potentially dangerous living situations.

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