Bill Text: CA SB382 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Single-family residential property: disclosures.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-29 - Referred to Com. on JUD. [SB382 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB382-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  January 04, 2024

Amended  IN  Senate  January 03, 2024

Amended  IN  Senate  April 18, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 382

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Introduced by Senator Becker

February 09, 2023

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An act to add Section 1102.6i to the Civil Code, relating to real property.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 382, as amended, Becker. Single-family residential property: disclosures.

Existing law requires that specified disclosures be made upon any transfer by sale, exchange, real property sales contract, lease with an option to purchase, any other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements, of any single-family residential property.

This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, require a seller of a single-family residential property to obtain a safety inspection of the building’s electrical systems, as specified, and provide deliver a specified disclosure notice statement to the prospective buyer of any issues identified in the inspection that may impact the safety of the building or require the prospective buyer to upgrade or replace regarding the electrical systems to comply with building codes or health and safety codes. of the property.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 1102.6i is added to the Civil Code, to read:

1102.6i.

 (a)On or after January 1, 2026, in addition to any other disclosure required pursuant to this article, the seller of any real property subject to this article, or the seller’s agent, shall do both of the following: deliver to the prospective buyer a disclosure statement that provides as follows: “In a purchase of real property, it may be advisable to obtain an inspection of the electrical system(s) of any buildings, including, but not limited to, the main service panel, the subpanel(s), and wiring. Substandard, recalled, or faulty wiring may cause a fire risk and may make it difficult to obtain property insurance. Limited electrical capacity may make it difficult to support future electrical additions to the building(s), such as solar generation, electric space heating, electric water heating, or electric vehicle charging equipment.”

(1)Obtain a safety inspection of the building’s electrical systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A)The main service panel.

(B)Subpanels.

(C)Wiring.

(2)Provide a disclosure notice to the prospective buyer of any issues identified in the safety inspection that may do either of the following:

(A)Impact the safety of the building.

(B)Require the buyer to upgrade or replace the electrical systems to comply with building codes or health and safety codes.

(b)The safety inspection shall consider, at minimum, all of the following:

(1)An electrical service panel or subpanel model that has been subject to a recall.

(2)An electrical service panel or subpanel model that is considered to be unsafe according to standard industry practice.

(3)An electrical service panel or subpanel that employs fuses instead of circuit breakers.

(4)An electrical service panel that lacks a single main disconnect breaker.

(5)An electrical service panel or subpanel with significant signs of faulty wiring, wear, corrosion, infiltration of moisture, or other issues that indicate the electrical panel has an elevated risk of malfunction.