The subject of bed bugs is not pleasant, but it has become a hot topic and area of concern in rental properties all across the USA. For property management companies, like North County Property Group, being on top of new California landlord laws is crucial. At North County Property Group, we track all real estate laws and local ordinances to make sure our client properties stay within compliance.
CA Civil Code §1954.603
A new landlord law has recently been instituted in California know as Civil Code §1954.603. As of July 2017, all landlords are required to attach a Bed Bug Disclosure as an addendum to all new residential leases (view Bed Bug Disclosure Addendum at this link). Landlords will also be required to provide notice to all existing tenants by January 1, 2018. The notice includes information about bed bug appearance, life cycle and reproduction, bed bug bites, common signs of infestation, and infestation treatment requirements.
Sounds ominous, right? This is a new standard of information and care that landlords are expected to follow, but in reality, bed bug infestations are quite rare. Any and all bed bug pest control matters, however, must be handled with full knowledge of all aspects of information entailed in this EPA website: https://www.epa.gov/bedbugs
Responding to all reports of bed bugs, and working quickly to treat properties suspected of infestation under the prescribed guidelines, is imperative. Having a professional property management company working for you is a great move. North County Property Group can diligently handle all reports to ensure your properties are in compliance!
The full text for these new laws as published by the California legislature can be read here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB551
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