SB 1026: Residential energy efficiency disclosure statement.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and other building design and construction standards that increase efficiency in the use of energy and water for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings.

Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on owners of residential properties and their agents.

The bill would require the commission commission, on or before December 31, 2023, to prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for owners of residential properties and their agents to use to disclose to prospective tenants information about the energy efficiency of the property. comply with the above-described disclosure provision, as specified. The bill would require the commission to prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for owners of residential properties and their agents and would require the commission to post and maintain the above-specified information on the internet.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and building design and construction standards for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings.

Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on owners of residential properties and their agents.

This bill would require the commission to prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for owners of residential properties and their agents to use to disclose to prospective tenants information about the energy efficiency of the property. The bill would require the commission to prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for owners of residential properties and their agents and would require the commission to post and maintain the above-specified information on the internet.

This bill would grant a prospective tenant the right to obtain from the owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owners agent a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement for the residential unit offered.

This bill also would require the owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owners agent to make specified residential energy efficiency disclosures to a prospective tenant before entering into a rental agreement with the prospective tenant or requiring or accepting payment for specified fees or writings that would initiate a tenancy, subject to certain exceptions.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and building design and construction standards for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

This bill would require the commission to prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for landlords and other lessors of owners of residential properties and their agents to use to disclose to prospective tenants and lessees information about the energy efficiency of the property. The bill would require the commission to prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for landlords and other lessors of residential property, owners of residential properties and their agents and would require the commission to post and maintain the above-specified information on the internet.

This bill also would require the owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owners agent to make specified residential energy efficiency disclosures to a prospective tenant before entering into a rental agreement with the prospective tenant or requiring or accepting payment for specified fees or writings that would initiate a tenancy, subject to certain exceptions.

(1)Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and building design and construction standards for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

This bill would require the commission to prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for landlords and other lessors of residential properties to use to disclose to tenants and lessees information about the energy efficiency of the property. The bill would require the commission to prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for landlords and other lessors of residential property, and would require the commission to post and maintain the above-specified information on the internet.

(2)The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations.

This bill would grant a prospective tenant who will be paying utility costs the right to obtain from an energy supplier for the unit the amount of consumption the average monthly amount of energy consumed by the rental unit offered and the cost of that consumption for the prior 12-month period.

(3)Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

This bill would require a landlord who enters into a lease or tenancy at will agreement for residential property that will be used by a tenant or lessee as a primary residence to provide to potential tenants or lessees who pay for an energy supply for the unit, or upon request by a tenant or lessee, a residential energy disclosure statement, or, in the alternative, would require the landlord to include specified information in the application for the residential property. The bill would require a landlord or other person who, on behalf of a landlord, enters into a lease or tenancy at will agreement to provide the residential energy disclosure statement specified above to any person who requests the statement in person and to a tenant or lessee before the tenant or lessee enters into a contract or pays a deposit to rent or lease the property. the owner of a residential dwelling unit or the owners agent to make specified residential energy efficiency disclosures to a prospective tenant before entering into a rental agreement with the prospective tenant or requiring or accepting payment for specified fees or writings that would initiate a tenancy, subject to certain exceptions.

(1)Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and building design and construction standards for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

This bill would require the commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development to prepare a residential energy efficiency disclosure statement form for landlords and other lessors of residential properties to use to disclose to tenants and lessees information about the energy efficiency of the property. The bill would require the commission and the department to prepare suggested energy efficiency standards for landlords and other lessors of residential property, and would require the commission and the department to post and maintain the above-specified information on the internet.

(2)The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations.

This bill would grant a prospective tenant who will be paying utility costs the right to obtain from an energy supplier for the unit the amount of consumption and the cost of that consumption for the prior 12-month period.

(3)Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

This bill would require a landlord who enters into a lease or tenancy at will agreement for residential property that will be used by a tenant or lessee as a primary residence to provide to potential tenants or lessees who pay for an energy supply for the unit, or upon request by a tenant or lessee, a residential energy disclosure statement, or, in the alternative, would require the landlord to include specified information in the application for the residential property. The bill would require a landlord or other person who, on behalf of a landlord, enters into a lease or tenancy at will agreement to provide the residential energy disclosure statement specified above to any person who requests the statement in person and to a tenant or lessee before the tenant or lessee enters into a contract or pays a deposit to rent or lease the property.

(1)Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to investigate options and develop a plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in buildings and, on or before January 1, 2004, to report its findings to the Legislature. prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards for lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and building design and construction standards for new residential and new nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the commission to also develop a public domain computer program that enables contractors, builders, architects, engineers, and government officials to estimate the energy consumed by residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and imposes various requirements on landlords.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to investigate options and develop a plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in buildings and, on or before January 1, 2004, to report its findings to the Legislature.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those requirements.