California § 1939.31 - A rental company
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1939.31 — A rental company, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1939.31. A rental company
(a) A rental companyâs disclosure requirements shall be satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental companyâs membership program if all of the following conditions are met: (1) Prior to the enrolleeâs first rental as a participant in the program, the renter receives, in writing, the following: (A) All of the disclosures required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 1939.09, including the terms and conditions of the rental agreement then in effect. (B) An internet website address, as well as a contact number or address, where the enrollee can learn of changes to the rental agreement or to the laws of this state governing rental agreements since the effective date of the rental companyâs most recent restatement of the rental agreement and distribution of that restatement to its members. (2) At the commencement of each rental period, the renter is provided, on the rental record or the folder in which it is inserted, with a printed notice stating that the renter had either previously selected or declined an optional damage waiver and that the renter has the right to change preferences. (b) This section does not relieve the rental company from the disclosures required to be made within the text of a contract or holder in which the contract is placed; in or on an advertisement containing a rental rate; or in a telephonic, in-person, or computer-transmitted quotation or reservation.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1939.31 cover?
Section 1939.31 ("A rental company") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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