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Assembly requires refrigerators and stoves in new residential leases
Summary
AB 628 mandates that new residential leases include a working refrigerator and stove; the Assembly passed the bill 49‑8.
The California State Assembly on March 6 approved Assembly Bill 628, which would require new residential leases to include a refrigerator and stove in good working order.
"A working stove and a working refrigerator are not luxuries. They are a necessary part of modern life," Assemblymember McKinner said on the floor while presenting the bill, which she described as one of several measures tackling housing affordability and habitability concerns.
Supporters said the change reduces costs and safety risks for tenants who otherwise must purchase or borrow appliances. The floor record included proponents' anecdotes from young tenants who moved into units without appliances and faced months without working stoves or refrigerators. The clerk recorded the final roll call as Ayes 49, Noes 8; the measure passed.
The floor excerpt did not include enforcement details, retroactivity, or fiscal estimates; proponents said the measure had bipartisan support and that stakeholder opposition had been addressed through negotiation with landlords and tenants' advocates.
