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Amid the state housing crisis, renters shouldn’t have additional barriers to finding housing, the bill’s author said.

The state is number two in the nation behind New York, with an estimated $1.9 billion in rental debt.

New clauses proposed for the Renters (Reform) Bill enable local authorities to impose financial penalties on landlords in breach of the measures.

A new California law will limit the deposit amount that landlords can charge new tenants, prohibiting them from charging more than one month’s rent.

The group called for a change in rental laws to include better minimum energy efficiency standards, the removal of no-cause evictions, and to limit rent increas