This article was originally published by LAist on Oct. 7, 2025.
The days of Los Angeles landlords telling renters to bring their own fridge will soon be over. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Monday requiring rental property owners to supply their tenants with a working refrigerator and stove.
Assembly Bill 628 will apply statewide when it takes effect next year. But fridge-less apartments have long been a notorious feature of L.A.’s rental market, and less common in other cities…