CA Civ Code § 3486.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 3 - NUISANCE|TITLE 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Section 3486.5.

3486.5.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 3486, Section 3486 shall apply to the following courts:(1) In the County of Los Angeles, in any court having jurisdiction over unlawful detainer cases involving real property situated in the City of Long Beach.(2) In the County of Sacramento, in any court with jurisdiction over unlawful detainer cases involving real property situated in the City of Sacramento.(3) In the County of Alameda, in any court having jurisdiction over unlawful detainer cases involving real property situated in the City of Oakland.(b) (1) In a template provided by the California Research Bureau, the city attorney and city prosecutor of each authorized jurisdiction shall provide to the California Research Bureau the following information pertaining to cases filed pursuant to Section 3486:(A) The number of notices provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 3486.(B) For each notice provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 3486, the following information:(i) The name and age, as provided by the landlord, of each person residing at the noticed address.(ii) The racial or ethnic identity of the tenant against whom the unlawful detainer is sought.(C) Whether, upon notice, the case was filed by the owner, and if so, the filing date and case number.(D) Whether the assignment was executed by the owner to the city attorney or prosecutor.(E) Whether 3-day, 30-day, or 60-day notices were issued by the city attorney or city prosecutor, and if so, the date each was issued.(F) Whether the case was filed by the city attorney or city prosecutor, and if so, the filing date and case number. (G) For the cases filed by an owner, the city attorney, or the city prosecutor, the following information:(i) If a judgment was entered, the date of the judgment, whether the judgment ordered an eviction or partial eviction, and whether the judgment was a default judgment, stipulated judgment, or judgment following trial.(ii) Whether the case was withdrawn or the tenant prevailed.(iii) Whether there was another disposition, and the type of disposition.(iv) Whether the defendant was represented by counsel. (H) For cases in which a notice was provided pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3486, but no case was filed, the following information:(i) Whether a tenant voluntarily vacated subsequent to receiving the notice.(ii) Whether a tenant vacated a unit prior to the providing of the notice. (iii) Whether there was another resolution and the type of resolution.(2) (A) Information compiled pursuant to this section shall be reported annually to the California Research Bureau on or before January 20.(B) The California Research Bureau shall thereafter submit a brief report to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary once on or before March 20, 2021, and once on or before March 20, 2023, summarizing the information collected pursuant to this section. The report for this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code and may be combined with the California Research Bureau report submitted for the pilot program established by Section 3485. Each report shall indicate whether the authorized jurisdictions have regularly reported to the bureau.(3) Personally identifiable information submitted to the California Research Bureau pursuant to this section shall be confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed.(c) A participating jurisdiction shall not be permitted to file, in the name of the people, an action for unlawful detainer pursuant to this section unless that jurisdiction has made a good faith effort to collect and timely report all information to the California Research Bureau required by subdivision (b).(d) A defendant may raise as an affirmative defense the failure of the participating jurisdiction to make a good faith effort to collect and timely report all information to the California Research Bureau required by subdivision (g) of Section 3485 for the reporting period preceding the unlawful detainer action.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 880, Sec. 2. (AB 2930) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)