A newly launched invoice would prohibit landlords from utilizing credit score reviews whereas screening potential tenants.

AB 2527 by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, would additionally ban property homeowners from asking about something that might be included in a report, resembling cost historical past or evictions.

“A credit score report is the first software a rental property proprietor has to take advantage of goal dedication concerning the skill of a possible tenant to pay the lease,” says an opposition letter from the California Condominium Affiliation. Landlords rely upon rental income to cowl many bills, from mortgage to taxes to upkeep.

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