Do you own a residential income property with 5 or more units?

The Renter’s Right to Recycle Act (AB 818) was authored by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2011. 

The law mandates that owners of multifamily dwellings, defined as a residential property that consist of 5 or more living units, provide adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials and arrange for recycling services for their tenants.

Although the law is mandatory, it does have a provision for properties to receive a waiver, if the property meets certain qualifications that make it impossible to recycle within the property.  According to Assemblyman Blumenfield, if no recycling plan can be agreed upon for a certain apartment building, it can be exempted from the law --- if the building's inability to institute recycling is certified by the recycling companies.

The Renter’s Right to Recycle Act takes effect in 2012.