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SB-1026 Residential energy efficiency disclosure statement.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1941.8 is added to the Civil Code, to read:

1941.8.
 (a) A prospective tenant has the right to obtain from the owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owner’s agent a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement in accordance with Section 25993 of the Public Resources Code for the residential unit offered.
(b) (1) The owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owner’s agent shall make the disclosures described in paragraph (2) to a prospective tenant before doing any of the following:
(A) Entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant.
(B) Requiring or accepting payment from the prospective tenant for an application screening fee, as provided in Section 1950.6.
(C) Requiring or accepting any other fees from a prospective tenant.
(D) Requiring or accepting any writings that would initiate a tenancy.
(2) The owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owner’s agent shall comply with paragraph (1) by providing the prospective tenants with a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement in accordance with Section 25993 of the Public Resources Code that includes, but is not limited to, information about the energy efficiency of the dwelling unit offered.
(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to either of the following:
(1) A residential rental agreement in which all energy consumption by the tenant is charged to the tenant as a fixed amount regardless of consumption, whether that charge is billed separately or incorporated into the overall rent.
(2) A residential rental agreement lasting less than 30 days in length.
(d) This section shall become operative January 1, 2024.

SEC. 2.

 Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 25993) is added to Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

CHAPTER  16. Residential Energy Efficiency Disclosure Statement
25993.
 (a) For purposes of this section, “commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(b) On or before December 31, 2023, the commission shall prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for owners of residential properties and their agents to use to disclose to prospective tenants information about the energy efficiency of the property in order to comply with Section 1941.8 of the Civil Code. The commission shall post and maintain the statement form required by this subdivision on the internet in a format that is easily accessible to the public.
(c) The commission shall prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for owners of residential property and their agents. The commission shall post and maintain the standards required pursuant to this subdivision on the internet in a format that is easily accessible to the public.
(d) When developing the residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission shall consider the availability of incentives and other resources offered by electrical corporations, gas corporations, local publicly owned electric utilities, and community choice aggregators.