A housing provider, tenant screening company, or other entity that evaluates tenants on behalf of a housing provider shall not use an alleged COVID-19 rental debt, as defined in Section 1179.02 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as a negative factor for the purpose of evaluating a prospective housing application or as the basis for refusing to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.20.4
Requirements on Users of Consumer Credit Reports
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 5, Sec. 3
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