New California Law Says Landlords Must Pay to Change Locks for Abused Tenants

Published on July 9, 2024

Starting next year, California landlords must pay to change door locks for domestic abuse survivors who request it, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law July 2. “Survivors of domestic violence need to feel protected in their own homes, and the changing of the locks is an important piece that California still needs to address,” said bill author Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Democrat from Stockton, in the bill’s analysis. Under Senate Bill 1051, landlords are also barred from rejecting prospective tenants who have broken a previous rental agreement because of abuse inflicted upon them, who have previously requested to have their locks changed, or who have previously summoned police to deal with abuse. If landlords don’t comply they could face fines between $100 and $5,000....

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