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(a) For purposes of this section:(1) (A) “Landlord” means either of the following:
(i) A person or entity that hires dwelling units subject to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 or Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
(ii) A state or local governmental agency that owns or operates public housing.
(B) “Local government” means either of the following:
(i) Except as otherwise provided
in clause (ii), a city, including a charter city.
(ii) With respect to residential rental property located in an unincorporated area, a county.
(2) “Landlord” does not include a person or entity that owns or operates fewer than five rental dwelling units.
(b) (1) Each local government shall create and administer a rental registry online portal pursuant to the requirements of this section. The rental registry online portal shall be designed to receive information from landlords within the jurisdiction of the local government, as described in subdivision (c), and then disseminate the information to the public.
(2) A local government shall create
a rental registry form, or approve a form created by a contractor, which shall be available on the rental registry online portal in a manner that produces machine readable data.
(3) (A) The rental registry online portal, and all forms necessary for its effective and efficient use, shall be complete and operational by January 1, 2024.
(B) The rental registry shall be available in, at minimum, English and the languages specified in Section 1632 of the Civil Code.
(C) A landlord subject to this section shall complete and submit, under penalty of perjury, a rental registry form for each property annually to the applicable local government.
(c) The rental registry form shall be drafted to collect all of the following information from a landlord:
(1) The legal address of each property, and all associated rental
unit numbers.
(2) The legal name and business address of the beneficial owner or ownership entity for each property, including, but not limited to, limited partners, general partners, limited liability company members, and shareholders with 10 percent or more ownership of the entity.
(3) The ownership type of each property and the year the owner acquired the property.
(4) The year in which the residential structure was originally constructed on the property.
(5) The number of bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and occupancy status of each rental unit.
(6) The month and year that the most current occupancy began for each rental unit.
(7) The total number of months that each rental unit was rented during the previous calendar year and the number of months the unit was vacant.
(8) The amount of payments collected for rent and utilities during the month of January of the current year for each rental unit. This amount shall include the amount paid for utilities that is included in the rent.
(9) The month and year of the effective date of the last rent increase and decrease for each rental unit and the amount of the increase or decrease.
(10) Whether each rental unit is subject to a legally enforceable affordability restriction and, if so, the level of affordability required for that unit, including for units that are owned and operated by a governmental entity and units included in accordance with an inclusionary housing ordinance.
(11) Whether each rental unit is subject to any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation that limits or restricts the amount of rent that may be charged to tenants.
(10)
(12) The number of tenants residing at the property
for which the landlord submits the rental registry form for which the landlord terminated a tenancy in the previous calendar year, and the reason for each termination.
(d) (1) A local government that establishes a rental registry pursuant to this section shall ensure that the rental registry includes all the information described in subdivision (c) and that it produces machine readable data.
(2) A local government that maintains a rental registry as of the operative date of the act adding this section shall update that registry as necessary to ensure that the rental registry includes all the information described in subdivision (c) and that it produces machine readable data.
(e) A landlord
that completes a rental registry form as required by this section shall receive electronic confirmation of their submission.
(f) The rental registry online portal created pursuant to this section shall comply with all relevant state and federal laws regarding privacy and personally identifying information.
(g) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.