CA AB1848

Requires alleged aggrieved parties to provide written notice to property owners at least 30 days before filing a construction-related accessibility claim against a place of public accommodation.

Notice must describe the alleged accessibility violation with sufficient specificity to allow a reasonable person to identify the basis of the claim and must warn that civil liability for actual and statutory damages may result if barriers are not removed within 30 days.

A written demand letter offering prelitigation settlement negotiations, provided within the 30-day notice period and meeting specificity requirements, satisfies the bill's notice requirement.

Statutory damages may only be recovered if access barriers constituting the basis of the construction-related accessibility claim have not been removed following the required notification.

Preserves existing law allowing minimum statutory damages of $1,000 per offense for defendants who correct violations within 60 days of complaint service, and $2,000 per offense for small businesses correcting violations within 30 days.