A break for renters? California considers reining in high security deposits
calmatters.org
How much security deposit is too much? California landlords could lose the ability to charge as much as three times monthly rent.

I’ve done 2 months personally (first and last), but most of my places have done 1 month. 3 is insane.

What has everyone else been seeing?

  • @[email protected]English
    1•2 years ago

    2 months is pretty typical, and 1 is not long enough to cover the cost of an eviction.

    If you prevent landlords from taking a deposit big enough to cover the real cost of a bad tenant, they will protect themselves by discriminating against rental applicants.