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CA considering bill to limit deposits to 1 month (calmatters.org)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/bayarea
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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?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.