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L.A. Renters Won’t Haul Appliances Anymore
If you’ve ever apartment-hunted in Los Angeles, you know the shock of walking into a unit and finding an empty space where the refrigerator should be.
For decades, Southern California landlords have told renters to bring their own. That bizarre tradition ends January 1, 2026, when a new state law kicks in.
The change affects millions of renters, and the backstory explains why California was one of the last places in America where this was even legal.
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Half of L.A. Listings Had No Fridge
Los Angeles and Orange County have long had the fewest rental units with refrigerators among major metro areas nationwide…