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An Overview of Local Rent Cap
1 Where “no local rent cap” is indicated, the State’s rent cap provisions in AB 1482 apply.
Jurisdic�ons Local Rent Cap
Bell Gardens • 50% of change in CPI or 4%, whichever is lower • Rent Banking not permited
• Only one rent increase allowed per year
Beverly Hills • 3% of rental rate or annual % increase in CPI, whichever is greater Claremont • No local rent cap
Culver City • Maximum 5% annual rent increase
• Rent increase limited to 2% if % change in CPI is less than 2% • Only one rent increase allowed per year
Glendale • No local rent cap1
Long Beach • No local rent cap
Pasadena • 75% of % increase in CPI
• Rent Banking not permited
• Only one rent increase allowed per year
County of Los Angeles • % change in CPI over previous year, maximum 8% • Rent Banking not permited
• Only one rent increase allowed per year
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Summary of Regula�ons on Local Rent Cap
Jurisdic�ons Regula�ons
Bell Gardens (Rent
Stabilization Chapter &
Tenant Protections Chapter
effective since October
2022)
• Pursuant to Bell Gardens Municipal Code (BGMC) Sec�on 5.62.040 (A), a landlord shall not increase the rent for a covered rental unit by more than 50 percent of the change in CPI, or 4 percent, whichever is lower.
For purposes of this sec�on, “change in C PI” means the percentage change in the consumer price index over the previous 12-month period ending in April of each year.
• Pursuant to BGMC Sec�on 5.62.040 (B), a landlord shall not impose more than one rent increase for a covered rental unit in any 12-month period, calculated from the date the rent increase takes effect, unless otherwise permited pursuant to BGMC Chapter 5.62.
• Pursuant to BGMC Sec�on 5.62.040 (C), community development department of the city of Bell Gardens shall announce the maximum allowable annual rent increase effec�ve as of November 1st of each year, in accordance with the department’s procedures and guidelines. • Pursuant to BGMC Sec�on 5.62.040(F), A landlord who does not impose an annual rent increase or a por�on of the permi ted annual rent increase waives that annual rent increase or the remaining por�on of that permited annual rent increase for the remainder of the tenancy. A landlord shall not bank any waived or unused permited annual rent increases for use in future years. • Pursuant to BGMC Sec�on 5.62.050, If the landlord of a residen�al real property charges an exis�ng tenant rent for a covered rental unit that is less than 80 percent of fair market rent for a comparable unit, upon approval of the department, a land lord may increase the rent, in addi�on to the annual rent increase allowed under BGMC 5.62.040, by an amount not to exceed three percent subject to the following:
- The department shall only approve adjustments to rent increases under this subsec�on un�l the rent equals or exceeds 80 percent of fair market rent for a comparable unit. - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research’s (HUD PD&R) then most recently published small area fair market rents (SAFMRs) calculated for the Bell Gardens zip code shall be used for determining fair market rent. In the event HUD PD&R ceases publishing such small area fair market rent, the city council, by resolu�on, may iden�fy an alterna�ve source of fair market rent.
- The landlord files an applica�on with the department to request approval for a permited below-market rent increase in accordance with the department’s procedures and guidelines. - A landlord may not increase the rent under this sec�on un�l the department approves the landlord’s applica�on and the landlord registers each affected rental unit pursuant to BGMC 5.62.090. Only one addi�onal rent increase may be approved in any 12-month period.
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- The landlord shall provide tenants with writen no�ce of the rent increase authorized by the department.
- Nothing in this sec�on shall be interpreted to authorize a rent increase for a covered rental unit in excess of the amount authorized pursuant to California Civil Code Sec�on 1947.12. (Ord. 925 § 2, 2022).
Beverly Hills (Revised Rent
Stabilization Regulations
effective since February
2017)
BHMC Chapter 5, Sec�on 4-5-101:
• Beverly Hills Municipal Code (BHMC) Chapter
5, Sec�on 4-5-101, applies to all dwelling units
designated for rental use, rented at any �m e
on or a�er May 31, 1978.
• Annual rent increases effec�ve on any date
between May 31, 1979, and May 30, 1980,
inclusive, shall not exceed the increase in CPI
for a twelve (12) month period for Los Angeles
(or any successor equivalent), as published by
th
e United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Sta�s�cs.
• For annual increases effec�ve on any date
between May 31, 1980, and December 14,
1981, inclusive, no such increase shall exceed
a maximum of eight percent (8%).
• For annual increases effec� v e o n o r a � e r
December 15, 1981, no such increase shall
exceed eight percent (8%) or the CPI as of the
date of the no�ce of increase, whichever is
less.
BHMC Chapter 6, Sec�on 4-6-2:
• BHMC Chapter 6, Sec�on 4 -6-2, applies to all
mul�family residen�al units with two or more
units not covered under BHMC Chapter 5, as well
as units in a building that has cer�ficate of
occupancy issued a�er Feb 1, 1995.
• P e r B H M C S e c � o n 4-6-3, only one local rent increase allowed within a 12-month period.
• Rent increase shall not exceed the greater of,
- 3% of the rental rate in effect;
- The percentage equal to the percentage
increase of CPI between May 1 of the current
year and May 1 of the immediately preceding
year.
Claremont (Just Cause
Eviction Ordinance effective
since June 2023)
• City of Claremont does not codify any local rent cap, instead, requires the landlords to comply with rent increase as mandated by the State’s AB 1482.
Culver City (Rent Control
Ordinance & Tenant
Protections Ordinance
effective since October 2020)
• Pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Sec�on 15.09.215, local rent caps are applicable for exis�ng tenants whose tenancy began on or before October 30, 2020. • Rent increase regula�ons in CCMC Sec�on 15.09.215 does not invalidate rent increase ins�tuted in compliance with the interim ordinance that took effect before October 30, 2020. • On or a�er October 30, 2020, annual permissible local rent increase is subject to the following provisions:
- Maximum 5% rent increase every 12 months.
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- If the percentage change in CPI is less than 2%, rent for a covered rental unit may be increased by up to 2%.
• Only one rent increase allowed every 12 months, except a landlord may impose a rent increase under this § 15.09.215 that takes effect sooner than 12 months following the date of the latest permited rent increase under the Interim Rent Control Ordinance, but such transi�onal increase, in combina�on with the prior increase, may not result in total rent increase that exceeds the maximum amount permited under Sec�on
15.09.215 (B). Subsequent rent increases may only take effect every 12 months therea�er.
Glendale
(Ordinance #6019 effective
since March 2024)
• City of Glendale does not codify any local rent cap, instead, requ ires the landlords to comply with rent increase as mandated by the State’s AB 1482.
Long Beach (Tenant
Relocation Assistance
Ordinance effective since
June 2019)
• City of Long Beach does not codify any local rent cap, instead, requires the landlords to com ply with rent increase as mandated by the State’s AB 1482.
Pasadena
(Pasadena Charter
Amendment effective since
December 2022)
• Pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Sec�on 1808, the City’s Rental Board announces the Annual General Adjustment (local rent increase) that is the percentage by which the Rent for exis�ng tenancies in Covered Rental Units may be increased each year.
• The Annual General Adjustment shall be equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as reported and published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Sta�s�cs, for the twelve-month period ending as of March of the current year. • In the event that the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index is nega�ve, the Annual General Adjustment shall be zero percent (0%).
• A Landlord who seeks to raise Rent by the Annual General Adjustment must do so within the twelve (12) - month period between October 1 of the current year and September 30 of the following year. A Landlord who fails to implement a Rent increase pursuant to the Annual General Adjustment during such period shall not be eligible to defer implementa�on of the Annual General Adjustment in a later year. • No more than one Rent increase per twelve-month period may be imposed on a Tenant.
County of Los Angeles (LA
County Rent Stabilization
and Tenant Protections
Ordinance (RSTPO) effective
since September 2021)
• Pursuant to Los Angeles County Code (LACC) Chapter 8.52, Sec�on 8.52.050, annual local rent increase for a fully covered rental unit is limited to percentage change in the average CPI over the previous 12 -month period ending in September with a maximum of 8%, unless otherwise determined by the DCBA as set forth in Sec�on 8.52.060 and as specified below:
- If the change in CPI is eight percent (8%) or higher, the maximum allowable annual local Rent increase will be eight percent (8%);
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- If the change in CPI is between three percent (3%) and eight percent (8%), the maximum allowable annual Rent increase will be equal to the change in CPI; - If the change in CPI is between one percent (1%) and three percent (3%), the maximum allowable annual Rent increase will be equal to three percent (3%); - I f t h e c h a n g e i n C P I i s b e t w e e n n e g a � v e t w o p e r c e n t (-2%) and one percent (1%), the maximum allowable annual Rent increase will be equal to the change in CPI plus two percent (2%); - If the change in CPI is less than nega�ve two percent (-2%), no annual Rent increase is permited. - Notwithstanding the above, effec�ve January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the maximum allowable annual Rent increase for Fully Covered Rental Units shall not exceed three percent (3%) and effec�ve January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024, the maximum allowable annual Rent increase for Fully Covered Rental Units shall not exceed four percent (4%), unless otherwise determined by the Department pursuant to this Chapter.
• Only one rent increase may be imposed on a tenant household in any 12-month period. • The County’s Dept. of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) calculates the allowable annual rent increase. • Luxury units with 2 bedrooms or less that are located within a single structure that contains at least twenty- five (25) or mo re Dwelling Units, and have a minimum monthly rent of $4,000 as of Sept 11, 2018, have different standards for rent increase:
- Prior to December 31, 2023, a Landlord may increase Rent on a Luxury Unit annually by an addi�onal two percent (2%) above the allowable annual Rent increase specified in this Sec�on for a Fully Covered Rental Unit.
- Effec�ve January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, the maximum allowable annual Rent increase for Luxury Units shall not exceed five percent (5%), unless otherwise determined by the Department pursuant to this Chapter.
- An annual Rent increase for Luxury Units shall not exceed ten percent (10%), unless otherwise determined by the Department as set forth in Sec�on 8.52.060. • Per LACC Sec�on 8.52.050 (Rent Banking), annual Rent increase or the remaining por�on of that permited annual Rent increase for the remainder of the Tenancy is waived if a landlord does not impose an annual rent increase or a por�on of permited annual rent increase in any 12-month period.