California Offer of Positive Rental Payment Information Reporting Addendum Form

When California AB 2747 Applies to Landlords

California’s laws on positive rental payment information reporting apply to new leases signed on or after April 1, 2025. Landlords should offer positive rental payment reporting at lease signing and every year thereafter for lease renewals.

The law generally applies to landlords with properties that have 16 or more units. Some smaller properties with corporate ownership structures may also be subject to this law.

Most individual owners with single-family units or small buildings are exempt from offering this service.

As a general rule, Landlords are likely exempt if:

• They are an individual owner;
• They own only one or a few rental units; and
• The rental property has 15 units or fewer.

Landlords should refer to California Civil Code § 1954.07 to determine whether they are required to offer this service.

What Do Landlords Have to Do to Comply With AB 2747?

Landlords must give Tenants a written offer to receive positive payment reporting, including:

• A statement that participation is optional
• The consumer credit reporting agency or agencies receiving the information
• The amount of any fee charged for this service
• Instructions for opting in and opting out

When To Use the California Positive Rental Payment Reporting Addendum

Landlords who are required to offer this service should use this addendum with all new California Residential Lease Agreements. In addition, Landlords should offer the form annually for existing tenants.

Download a copy now to attach to your California Lease Agreement

Frequently Asked Questions About California AB2747

What Is the California Offer of Positive Rental Payment Information Reporting Addendum?

The California Offer of Positive Rental Payment Information Addendum is a form California Landlords use to comply with California’s rent-reporting law. As of 2025, California law requires many residential landlords to give tenants the option of having on-time rent payments reported to credit reporting agencies. The purpose is to help tenants build credit.

For California landlords subject to this requirement, the California Offer of Positve Rental Payment Information Reporting Addendum provides documentation that the landlord has offered the tenant a reporting option, the tenant has either accepted or declined, and the landlord has complied with all rent-reporting requirements.

Do California Landlords Have to Offer Positive Rent Reporting?

Yes, many California landlords are required to offer tenants the option of positive rent reporting. However, not all landlords are required to offer this service.

This requirement does not apply to landlords of buildings with 15 or fewer units, unless the landlord owns multiple buildings and/or has a corporate structure.

What Does California AB 2747 Require?

California AB 2747 requires some residential landlords to offer tenants the option of having their positive rent payment history reported to at least one consumer agency. The purpose of this requirement is to help tenants build credit.

Small landlords who own only one residential rental building with fewer than 15 units are usually exempt from this requirement.

Landlords subject to this requirement must provide the offer of positive rent payment history reporting at lease signing and annually after that.

California Required Disclosures

Our CA Lease Agreement automatically includes all California-required language, disclosures, and addenda. That means you don’t have to worry about required disclosures. We’ve already done all of the work.

California law requires that certain disclosures be included in Residential Rental Agreements, including:

• A Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: Required if the property was built prior to 1978.
• AB 1482 Just Cause Addendum: Must be attached and signed by Tenants and Landlords unless the property falls into one of the exemption categories. CIV § 1946.2(e) and § 1947.12(d)(5)(B)(i).
• Demolition: If a Landlord has received any type of permit to demolish a rental, it must be disclosed before accepting the security deposit or signing the Rental Agreement. CIV § 1940.6.
• Flood disclosure: The Landlord is required to inform the Tenant if the property is located in any special flood area. AB-646.
• Mold disclosure: California law requires that a Landlord disclose the health risks associated with mold by attaching a Mold Disclosure to the Agreement. Health and Safety Code § 26147 & § 26148.
• Smoking Policy Disclosure: Landlords must state if smoking is tolerated and the areas where it’s allowed, including any common areas. CIV § 1947.5.
• Bed Bug Addendum: Landlords must provide specific information about bed bugs, preventing them, and reporting suspected infestations; Landlords are also required to provide documentation from a pest control company showing that there’s no existence of bed bugs in the unit. CIV § 1942.5(a)(1).
• Pest Control: If remediation has been conducted on the rental, a copy of the inspection report from the pest control company must be forwarded to the new Tenant. GOV CODE § 1099.
• Shared utilities: If the property or apartment has shared utilities, the Agreement must explain how the utilities will be split. CIV § 1940.9.
• Megan’s Law: New Tenants must be notified in writing that the California Department of Justice operates a website that shares reports concerning registered sex offenders. CIV § 2079.10a.
• Death: If a death has occurred in the unit in the past three (3) years, the Landlord must notify the new Tenant. CIV § 1710.2.