Cal. Civ. Code § 24-34-501

As used in
this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) 
"Aggrieved person" means any person who claims to have been injured
by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that he will be injured by a
discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.

(1.3)
(a) "Disability" means a physical impairment which substantially
limits one or more of a person's major life activities and includes a record of
such an impairment and being regarded as having such an impairment.

(b) (I) 
On and after July 1, 1990, as to this part 5, "disability" also
includes a person who has a mental impairment, but the term does not include
any person currently involved in the illegal use of a controlled substance or a
substance use disorder with respect to a controlled substance.

(II) 
The term "mental impairment" as used in subsection (1.3)(b)(I) of
this section means any behavioral, mental, or psychological disorder, such as
an intellectual and developmental disability, organic brain syndrome,
behavioral or mental health disorder, or specific learning disability.

(1.5) 
"Discriminate" includes both segregate and separate.

(1.6) 
"Familial status" means one or more individuals, who have not
attained eighteen years of age, being domiciled with a parent or another person
having legal custody of or parental responsibilities for such individual or
individuals or the designee of such parent or other persons having such custody
or parental responsibilities with the written permission of such parent or
other person. Familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is
in the process of securing legal custody or parental responsibilities of any
individual who has not attained eighteen years of age.

(2) 
"Housing" means any building, structure, vacant land, or part thereof
offered for sale, lease, rent, or transfer of ownership.

(3) 
"Person" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-34-301 and
includes any owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, employee, or any agent of a
person; but, for purposes of this part 5, "person" does not include
any private club not open to the public that, as an incident to its primary
purpose or purposes, provides lodgings that it owns or operates for other than
a commercial purpose, unless the club has the purpose of promoting
discrimination in the matter of housing against any person because of disability,
race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status,
national origin, or ancestry.

(3.5) 
"Reasonable accommodation" means an exception or adjustment to a
rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for an individual with
a disability to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing, including
public and common-use spaces.

(4) 
"Restrictive covenant" means any specification limiting the transfer,
rental, or lease of any housing because of disability, race, creed, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital
status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, or veteran or military
status, or limiting the rental or lease of any housing because of source of
income.

(4.5) 
"Source of income" means any lawful and verifiable source of money
paid directly, indirectly, or on behalf of a person, including:

(a) 
Income derived from any lawful profession or occupation; and

(b) 
Income or rental payments derived from any government or private assistance,
grant, or loan program.

(5) 
"Transfer", as used in this part 5, shall not apply to transfer of
property by will or by gift.

(6) 
"Unfair housing practices" means those practices specified in section
24-34-502.

(7) 
"Veteran or military status" means a member or veteran of the United
States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces Reserve, or United States
National Guard. "Veteran or military status" does not include an
individual who was dishonorably discharged from military service.