SB709 Has Been Signed Into Law; SSA Webinar Scheduled

The California Self Storage Association’s (CSSA) and Self Storage Association’s (SSA) push to reform SB709 from a price control bill to one of disclosure was successful. Now the revised bill, which was been signed by Gov. Newsom, will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The bill, shown below in its entirety, requires self-storage operators disclose within its rental agreement, in a prescribed manner, certain items, including whether the rental fee is discounted or promotional, whether the rental fee is subject to change, and the maximum rental fee that the owner could charge during the first 12 months following the date of the rental agreement.

To discuss these new disclosure requirements, the CSSA’s Legal Committee, along with SSA’s Joe Doherty, will be hosting a free webinar on Oct. 30, 2025, at 1 p.m. To register for the SB709 Peer Power Hour, visit https://www.californiaselfstorage.org/events/new-text-requirements-for-self-storage-contracts. Registration is required for this free event.

Senate Bill No. 709

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An act to add Section 21715.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to business. [Approved by Governor October 6, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 6, 2025.]

SB 709, Menjivar. Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement

disclosures.

Existing law, the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, establishes procedures governing the operation of self-service storage facilities, including specifying remedies for facility owners when occupants are delinquent in paying rent or other charges.

This bill would, for rental agreements initially entered into on or after January 1, 2026, require a rental agreement to disclose, in a prescribed manner, certain items, including whether the rental fee is discounted or promotional, whether the rental fee is subject to change, and the maximum rental fee that the owner could charge during the first 12 months following the date of the rental agreement.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 21715.2 is added to the Business and Professions

Code, to read:

21715.2. (a) A rental agreement shall disclose, in the manner described in subdivision (b), all of the following:

(1) The initial length and renewal term of the rental agreement.

(2) Whether the occupant has received a promotional or discounted rental

fee.

(3) If the occupant has received a promotional or discounted rental fee, the duration of the promotional or discounted rental fee.

(4) Whether the rental fee is subject to change and, if so, the maximum rental fee that the owner could charge during the first 12 months following the date of the rental agreement.

(5) All required steps for the occupant to terminate the rental agreement and avoid future rental fees or other charges, including removing all personal property from the occupant’s storage space.

(6) Contact information for the owner.

(b) (1) The disclosures required by paragraphs (1) through (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) shall be made on the first page of the rental agreement.

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(2) The disclosures required by subdivision (a) shall be made in larger type than the surrounding text and in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language and meet either of the following criteria:

(A) The disclosures are in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text.

(B) The disclosures are set off from the surrounding text by symbols or by other marks.

(c) This section shall apply only to a rental agreement initially entered into on or after January 1, 2026.