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Rent Control Board amends regulation on security deposits, aligning with state lawmakers

Other moves on the deposit topic are currently making their way through the state legislature, including AB 2801 introduced by state assembly member Laura Friedman (D-Burbank). The bill would make several changes on the actual return of security deposits from landlord to renter after their tenancy, such as requiring that landlords withholding deposits under the guise of apartment repairs provide photographic evidence of such repairs, along with proof that repairs were completed.