Official Text and Analysis.

Specifies exclusive causes for eviction, refusal to renew, and termination of tenancy under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and makes other changes to rights and remedies.

Provides that making unwanted sexual advances or other acts of sexual harassment directed at the property owner, property manager, property employee, or another tenant is cause for a landlord to refuse to continue a tenancy.

Provides that being required to register as a sex offender during the tenancy, or prior to the tenancy if not disclosed or otherwise known to the property owner at beginning of the tenancy, is cause for a landlord to refuse to continue a tenancy.

Allows the landlord to serve at any time a 30-day notice to quit due to an intentional, knowing, and material misrepresentation or omission on the tenant's application. Removes a provision providing landlords of subsidized housing the option to terminate a tenancy at any time if a misrepresentation on the tenant's application makes the tenant ineligible for subsidized housing.

Removes the good cause limitations on circumstances for which a residential tenant is liable for unlawful detainer. Specifies that such a tenant is liable for unlawful detainer for gang-related activity on the premises "notwithstanding" good cause limitations.

Provides that the state's requirements for terminating a residential tenancy shall be the most restrictive and shall preempt any local laws and ordinances that are inconsistent with, more restrictive than, or exceed the requirements of state law.

Removes the prohibition against a landlord refusing to continue a tenancy or terminating a periodic tenancy except for the causes enumerated in the underlying bill. Restores current law regarding tenancies for a specified time.

Removes the prohibition against a landlord refusing to 5 continue a tenancy except for the causes enumerated in the underlying bill.

Removes the prohibition against a landlord terminating a tenancy for a specified time except for the causes enumerated in the underlying bill.

Removes the requirement that a 30-day notice to quit due to intentional, knowing, and material misrepresentations or omissions made on the tenant's application be served on the tenant in the first 60 days of the tenancy.

Removes the provision providing that a landlord may terminate without cause a one-year tenancy at the end of the first year by providing 60 days' written notice and that such a tenancy will become a monthly periodic tenancy if 60 days' notice is not given. Adds that the provisions of terminating a tenancy for cause apply only after the tenant has resided at the same property for more than two years.

Provides that causing damage in excess of the amount of the security deposit is cause for eviction or termination.

Removes the requirement that a one-year tenancy be converted to a monthly periodic tenancy if the landlord fails to provide 60 days' notice of termination of the tenancy at the end of the first year.

Removes the good cause limitations on circumstances for which a residential tenant is liable for unlawful detainer. Specifies that such a tenant is liable for unlawful detainer for entering the premises without permission of the owner and refusing to leave after three days' notice "notwithstanding" good cause limitations.

Provides that using any nonprescription narcotic, including methamphetamine, if such usage is legalized is cause for eviction or termination of a tenancy.

Provides that receipt of a 60-day notice to quit for other good cause prior to the end of the tenancy, where such cause constitutes a legitimate economic or business reason not otherwise enumerated, is cause for eviction or termination.

Provides that, where the initial lease term is between three and twelve months, a landlord may terminate the tenancy without cause at the end of the term by providing at least 60 days’ written notice.

Removes the good cause limitations on circumstances for which a residential tenant is liable for unlawful detainer.

Changes the penalty for when a landlord removes a tenant in violation of the bill from the greater of economic and 6 noneconomic damages or 4.5 times the monthly rent to the greater of economic and noneconomic damages or 3 times the monthly rent.

Restores the ability of either the landlord or the 8 tenant to give 20 days' notice of termination of an indefinite, 9 month-to-month tenancy, instead of only the tenant.

Provides that stating verbally or in writing any derogatory remarks at the property owner, property manager, property employee, or another tenant based on the person's race, gender, or other protected status is cause for a landlord to refuse to continue a tenancy.