AB 1963

As amended 3/16/2026: - Requires a landlord to accept from a prospective tenant a portable screening report prepared by a tenant screening company approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development. - Restricts use of algorithmic or AI-based tenant screening tools, prohibiting reliance on scores that are not empirically validated or that create disparate impacts under fair housing law. - Defines a “portable screening report” as a consumer report prepared by a tenant screening company that is dated within 45 days before submission to the landlord and costs the prospective tenant no more than $45. - Prohibits a landlord from charging the prospective tenant specified fees associated with processing the rental application, including an application fee, or requiring the prospective tenant to undergo or pay for an additional background check, credit check, or tenant screening, if the prospective tenant provides a portable screening report. - Requires a landlord to provide a complete and itemized disclosure of all application requirements to the prospective tenant before accepting any application materials. - Requires a landlord to provide a prospective tenant with specific reasons for rejection after reviewing a portable screening report. - NOTE: Introduced version made a nonsubstantive change to the law regarding the untenantability of a dwelling.