AB 710

This bill prohibits a landlord from terminating or refusing to renew a

residential tenancy without good cause, such as failure to pay rent or breach of the

lease terms. The bill also prohibits a landlord from refusing to renew a residential

tenancy unless the landlord provides the tenant with written notice of the refusal to

renew, and the grounds for the refusal to renew, at least 60 days before the lease

expires, except in periodic tenancies or cases in which the tenant has failed to pay

rent. The bill also requires a landlord, when renewing a residential tenancy, to offer

the tenant the opportunity to enter into a renewed lease for the same period as the

tenant's expiring lease, unless there is good cause to offer a renewed lease for a

shorter period.

Under current law, if a tenant under a lease for a period of less than one year

stays in the premises (“holds over”) after the lease expires, the landlord can choose

to hold the tenant on a month-to-month basis instead of evicting the tenant. Under

the bill, if a residential tenant holds over after the tenant's lease expires, the landlord

may still choose to hold the tenant on a month-to-month lease, but only if the

landlord first offers the tenant the opportunity to enter into a renewed lease for the

same period as the tenant's expired lease.

The bill also provides that any lease provision that waives the prohibitions and

requirements under this bill is void.