CA AB299

Extends the threshold for disaster-displaced guests to become tenants from 30 days to 270 days when staying at hotels, motels, or short-term lodgings after a federally declared disaster or state-proclaimed emergency

Requires lodging operators to provide written notice to guests believed to be disaster-displaced, explaining their legal status and the 270-day timeline before tenant protections apply

Mandates lodging operators give 72 hours written notice before requiring disaster-displaced guests (who have stayed over 30 days) to vacate, unless the guest fails to pay, disturbs other guests, damages property, or poses a safety risk

Applies to guests whose prior housing was substantially damaged, destroyed, or made uninhabitable by a qualifying disaster, specifically enacted to address Los Angeles County wildfires

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute and automatically repeals on January 1, 2031