All of Us or None of Us v. Hamrick resulted in the redaction of date of birth and driver’s license numbers to match public criminal records for employment and tenant screening purposes.
Oakland, California’s Fair Chance Access to Housing Ordinance prohibits rental discrimination based on criminal history.
The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019, AB 1482, enforces statewide rent control by limiting annual rent increases for some properties to no more than 5% + local inflation rate or 10% (whichever is lower). It also requires rental owners and landlords to have a “just cause” to terminate a tenancy.
California’s AB 2559 enables tenants to use a reusable tenant screening report to apply to rental properties who have opted in. Under this law, consumer reports can be reused for multiple applications so long as the report is within 30 days of purchasing.
