**Industry Members Oppose California Bill to Extend Rent Non-Payment Notice Period**
Industry leaders are voicing strong opposition to California Senate Bill 436, known as the Keeping Californians Housed Act, as it heads to the Assembly for further consideration following its passage in the Senate.
If enacted, the bill would require landlords to provide tenants with a 14-day notice period for nonpayment of rent — a significant extension from the current three-day requirement. Critics argue that this change would create substantial delays in the ability of property owners to collect rent or initiate eviction proceedings for non-payment or other lease violations.
Marcus & Millichap’s SK Group, based in Los Angeles, issued a warning to industry members, stating that the bill would “severely delay your ability to collect rent or evict tenants for non-payment, nuisance, or even criminal activity.”
The California Apartment Association has also come out against the legislation, stating that extending the notice period would “delay rent payments and make landlords effectively operate as creditors — a role that many property owners, particularly small operators, are neither willing nor financially equipped to assume.”
The proposed legislation is scheduled for a hearing before the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 24. This hearing marks an early step toward a full Assembly vote.
