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Assembly approves AB 628 to require working stove and refrigerator in new residential leases

2899251 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

AB 628 passed the Assembly on March 6, 2025, requiring that new residential leases include a working refrigerator and stove; sponsor and backers argued appliances are basic necessities for tenants.

The California State Assembly voted on March 6, 2025, to pass AB 628, a bill that would require new residential leases to include a working refrigerator and stove. Supporters framed the requirement as a basic habitability standard for rental housing.

Assemblymember McKinner, the bill’s sponsor, told the chamber that “a…

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