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he California State Legislature goes on summer break in July. In the meantime, some property owner and renter laws have been passed or are still moving through the process. East Bay Rental Housing Association (EBRHA) advocates for its members and tries to keep everyone apprised of important legislation that can affect the industry.
10 JULY+AUGUST 2022 / EBRHA.COM
NEW LAWS PASSED Among the new laws passed, and that EBRHA maintains an interest in, is AB 1738, which mandates the installation of EV charging stations in the parking lots of every multifamily property. AB 1738 was just amended at EBRHA’s request. The bill mandated the installation of EV charging stations in the parking lots of every multifamily property. Residential property owners
would have collectively spent billions of dollars to comply with the proposed mandate. As amended, and per our request, the bill will not impose that mandate unless owners pull a building permit and undertake major remodeling of parking lots. While the cost requires extra expenditures, it’s unlikely that residential property owners will not face this change one way or the other when such
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