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California Civil Code Section 1941.4

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The lessor of a building intended for the residential
occupation of human beings shall be responsible for installing at
least one usable telephone jack and for placing and maintaining the
inside telephone wiring in good working order, shall ensure that the
inside telephone wiring meets the applicable standards of the most
recent National Electrical Code as adopted by the Electronic Industry
Association, and shall make any required repairs.  The lessor shall
not restrict or interfere with access by the telephone utility to its
telephone network facilities up to the demarcation point separating
the inside wiring.
   "Inside telephone wiring" for purposes of this section, means that
portion of the telephone wire that connects the telephone equipment
at the customer's premises to the telephone network at a demarcation
point determined by the telephone corporation in accordance with
orders of the Public Utilities Commission.

Last modified: January 12, 2009