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California Health And Safety Code Section 17958.3

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(a) All residential hotels, as defined by paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) of Section 50519, shall provide a locking mail
receptacle for each residential unit, consistent with the applicable
standards for apartment housing mail receptacles in the United States
Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual. Installation and maintenance of
each mail receptacle shall meet all of the specifications and
requirements of the United States Postal Service.
   (b) Notwithstanding the date of construction of the residential
hotel, each mail receptacle shall comply with the requirements of the
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601).
   (c) Notwithstanding Sections 17922, 17958, and 17958.5, a city,
county, or city and county may enact and enforce ordinances which
provide greater protections, additional standards, and increased
remedies with respect to the provision of a locking mail receptacle
for each residential unit in a residential hotel.
   (d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2008.

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