A tenant who is an agricultural employee residing in employee housing has all rights applicable to a person residing in employee housing, including the following:

(a) The right to file a verified complaint with the Civil Rights Department alleging a violation of housing discrimination, or to assert any other right, under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 17008.5

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: as used in this part , means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Health and Safety Code 17004
  • Employee: as used in this part , does not include any of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 17005

  • Employee housing: as used in this part , means any portion of any housing accommodation, or property upon which a housing accommodation is located, if all of the following factors exist:

    California Health and Safety Code 17008

  • Person: as used in this part , includes any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, joint stock company, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, or other organizations of persons. See California Health and Safety Code 17009.5

(b) Any protections for tenants or lessees under the Civil Code or the Labor Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 17031.6.

(c) Any protection or right under the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 1140) of Division 2 of the Labor Code).

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 56. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)

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