CA SB782

Prohibits landlords from terminating or failing to renew a tenancy based on acts of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking against a tenant or household member, provided the act is documented by a court order or police report issued within the last 180 days and the perpetrator is not a tenant of the same dwelling unit.

Requires landlords to change locks within 24 hours of a written request from a protected tenant, and allows the protected tenant to change locks themselves if the landlord fails to do so within 24 hours for leases executed after the bill's effective date.

Permits landlords to terminate a tenancy after eviction protections are invoked only if the tenant allows the restrained person to visit the property or the landlord reasonably believes that person poses a physical threat to other tenants, and only after providing three days' notice to correct the violation.

Protects restrained persons who are excluded from a dwelling unit from landlord liability, but requires them to remain liable for rent under the lease if they are co-tenants.

Requires the Judicial Council to develop or revise a form by January 1, 2012 for asserting domestic violence protections as an affirmative defense in unlawful detainer actions.