Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law authorizes a tenant to deduct the payment made to a public utility or publicly owned utility or a district from the rent, as specified. Existing law prohibits a lessor who has retaliated against a lessee for exercising the lessee's prescribed rights from recovering possession of a dwelling, causing the lessee to quit involuntarily, increasing the rent, or decreasing services within 180 days of the occurrence of specified events relating to tenability, if the lessee is not in default on their rent, as specified. Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, provides for the creation and regulation of common interest developments. Existing law requires an association to manage a common interest development.
For any tenancy commenced or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, this bill would require a landlord, or their agent, or an association to provide the tenant with the option to opt out of any subscription from a third-party internet service provider for specified services. If the landlord, or their agent, or an association violates this provision, the bill would authorize the tenant to deduct the cost of the subscription from the rent. The bill would prohibit a landlord, or their agent, or an association from retaliating against a tenant for exercising their rights pursuant to this bill and consistent with the above-described provision on retaliation, as provided.

Statutes affected:
AB 1414: 51226 EDC
02/21/25 - Introduced: 51226 EDC
03/13/25 - Amended Assembly: 51226 EDC