AB 380 Commercial Rent Control

AB 380 Commercial Rent Control

Assembly Bill to Impose Commercial Rent Control

Latest update from the California Business Properties Associations shows that AB 380 is currently in the Senate, heading to the Senate Appropriations Committee. It had passed the Assembly on June 4th despite strong opposition and passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on July 8. No further outreach at the time is needed.

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AB 380 is an act that would impose commercial rent control and eviction bans on leases during declared emergencies. Specifically, it proposes to make it unlawful to increase commercial rent prices by more than 10% for either 180 or 365 days following the declaration of a state of emergency, even if the increase is attributed to additional costs for repairs or additions. Businesses are also unable to evict any tenants during that same