CA SB1190

Expands tenant rights to terminate tenancy without penalty to include situations where an immediate family member (parent, stepparent, spouse, child, child-in-law, stepchild, or sibling) was a victim of a qualifying crime or act, not just household members.

Adds new qualifying crimes for lease termination: crimes causing bodily injury or death, crimes involving display or use of firearms or deadly weapons, and crimes involving force or threats of force against the victim.

Allows tenants to attach any form of documentation that reasonably verifies the qualifying crime or act occurred, in addition to existing documentation options (protective orders, police reports, or qualified third-party statements).

Requires tenants terminating based on an immediate family member's victimization (when family member did not live in same household and crime did not occur within 1,000 feet of the dwelling) to provide a written statement explaining the relocation is necessary for safety or well-being.

Prohibits landlords from retaining security deposits or advance rent when tenants exercise these termination rights and prevents landlords from refusing to rent to prospective tenants solely because they previously exercised these rights.