California Assembly Bill 498
Session 20252026
Self-service storage facilities: lien notices: email.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 6, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
498
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 498 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day
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Ávila Farías
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Summary
Existing law, the California Self-Storage Facility Act, authorizes a self-storage facility owner to terminate the right of an occupant to the use of a storage space if rent or other charges due remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days by sending a lien notice and the total sum due has not been paid by the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, in accordance with specified procedures. Existing law authorizes an owner to send lien notices to the occupant by email if the rental agreement states that lien notices may be sent by email and the occupant provides a written signature on the rental agreement consenting to receive lien notices by email. Existing law specifies the ways an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of the lien notices sent by email, including by posting the document on the owner's secure internet website and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant logged onto the licensee's secure internet website and downloaded, printed, viewed, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.
This bill, instead, would provide that an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of a lien notice by delivering the document to the occupant's email address and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant downloaded, printed, viewed, opened, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.
02/10/25 - Introduced
February 10, 2025
03/17/25 - Amended Assembly
March 17, 2025
08/27/25 - Enrolled
August 27, 2025
10/06/25 - Chaptered
October 6, 2025
03/21/25- Assembly Judiciary
March 21, 2025
07/04/25- Senate Judiciary
July 4, 2025
07/11/25- Senate Judiciary
July 11, 2025
08/18/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 18, 2025
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10/06/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2025.
10/06/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/02/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/26/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
08/25/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2249.).
07/17/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
07/16/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
07/08/2025
Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
05/07/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on JUD.
04/02/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/01/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.)
03/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
03/26/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).
03/18/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
03/17/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
02/24/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on JUD.
02/11/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
02/10/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 12, 2025 3:57:34 PM
Record Updated
Oct 25, 2025 8:25:44 AM