‘There are bad people and there are bad dogs’: California landlords fight bill to ban no-pet policies

The San Joaquin Valley Sun

California could ban landlords from blanket no-pet policies

California landlords could be barred from making blanket no-pet policies under a proposed state law.  Landlords would also be prohibited from charging additional fees for certain pets, including cats and dogs.  The big picture: Assembly Bill 2216, authored by Asm. Matt Haney (D–San Francisco), passed through the Assembly Judiciary Committee last week and will go before the Assembly floor.  Under AB 2216, landlords would have to have reasonable …