Which rent control law covers my apartment building in LA County?
The rent law that covers a building is set by the jurisdiction its parcel is in, not its mailing city: on the County Registrar's District Map Look Up by Address, UNINCORPORATED means County Code chapter 8.52, and a city's name means that city's ordinance, or AB 1482 where it has none. For July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 a fully covered unit in unincorporated county may rise 1.919% and an RSO unit in the City of Los Angeles 3%, while AB 1482 allows 8.7% on most housing more than 15 years old for increases starting August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. The Attorney General says local caps do not reach a building with a certificate of occupancy issued after February 1, 1995, or most single-family homes and condos, and the City of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and West Hollywood draw their lines earlier, in 1978 and 1979. The relocation owed on a no-fault move-out and the filings a sale sets off change at the same line, so look the address up before pricing.
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Answered by Shaya Lowenstein, a Los Angeles multifamily broker at Lyon Stahl Investment Real Estate, CA DRE 01942326, with 15 years in apartment buildings and land across Los Angeles County. His closed sales are published with addresses and recording dates, so anything claimed here can be checked against the county record.
| Jurisdiction | Local law | Units the cap reaches | Allowable increase and period | Source of the figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unincorporated LA County | County Code ch. 8.52 (RSTPO) | 2 or more rental units on a property, certificate of occupancy on or before Feb. 1, 1995 | 1.919%, or 2.919% for a qualifying small property landlord and 3.919% for a luxury unit, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 | County DCBA bulletin |
| City of Los Angeles | LAMC 151.00 et seq. (RSO) | Generally, rental property first built on or before Oct. 1, 1978; details in the RSO guide | 3%, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, inside a 1% to 4% range | LAHD bulletin |
| Santa Monica | City Charter 1800 et seq. | Certificate of occupancy before Apr. 10, 1979; not a building of 1 to 3 units where the owner lives in one throughout the tenancy | 2.6% from Sept. 1, 2026, at most $70 a month where the maximum allowable rent is $2,674 or more | City page; coverage from the AG chart |
| West Hollywood | WHMC title 17 | Certificate of occupancy before July 1, 1979 | 2.75%, Sept. 1, 2026 to Aug. 31, 2027 | City staff report of June 25, 2026; coverage from the AG chart |
| Beverly Hills | BHMC 4-5 (Chapter 5) and 4-6 (Chapter 6) | All rental units except single-family homes, most condos, buildings with a certificate of occupancy after Feb. 1, 1995, hotel and rooming house stays of 30 days or less, resident-controlled nonprofit co-ops and government-run units | Chapter 6 units 3.6%, set June 2026. Chapter 5 units, in pre-Sept. 20, 1978 buildings whose original rent was $600 or less, 3.37%, updated monthly and last on Sept. 11, 2026 | City page |
| Culver City | CCMC 15.09.200 et seq. | Parcels with 2 or more rental units built on or before Feb. 1, 1995 | 3.25% for increases from June 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | City page; the AG chart says to check with the city for the current figure |
| Pasadena | City Charter art. XVIII | Rental units not fully exempt; units exempt from the rent limits under Costa-Hawkins still fall under its just-cause rules | 75% of the CPI change for the 12 months ending in March, rounded to the nearest quarter point, from each Oct. 1. The AG chart's 2.25% ran to Sept. 30, 2026; confirm the 2026-27 figure with the city | Charter text and AG chart |
| Inglewood | IMC art. 8-10 | Confirm with the city | 3.7% for buildings of 5 or more units and 8.7% for 1 to 4 units, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 | AG chart only; confirm with the city |
| Pomona | Pomona City Code 30-571 et seq. (Ord. 4359) | All rental units, unless an exemption applies and a notice of exemption is filed | Up to 5% of the highest monthly rent in the prior 12 months. The AG chart says the ordinance runs only through Dec. 31, 2026 unless the City Council reauthorizes it; the codified text shows no end date | Code text and AG chart |
| Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park Code ch. 117 | Units built before Jan. 1, 1995, less the exceptions the city lists | 3.7% from Aug. 1, 2026 (CPI, at least 1% and at most 5%) | City page |
| Bell Gardens | BGMC ch. 5.62 | Confirm with the city | 1.5% for Nov. 1, 2025 to Oct. 31, 2026 (50% of CPI, at most 4%). The AG adds that units renting below 80% of fair market value may rise up to an additional 3%. Confirm the next period with the city | AG chart only; confirm with the city |
| Cudahy | CMC ch. 5.13 | Confirm with the city | 3%, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (100% of CPI, at most 3%) | AG chart only; confirm with the city |
| Huntington Park | HPMC title 8, ch. 21 (Ord. 2024-05) | Not units with a certificate of occupancy after Feb. 1, 1995, or units that can be sold separately | 3% or 100% of CPI, whichever is lower. The AG reports the city recalculates it monthly, so confirm the current figure | City page, ordinance and AG chart |
| Maywood | MMC 8-21 | Not units with a certificate of occupancy after Feb. 1, 1995, or units that can be sold separately | 4% or the CPI change, whichever is less. The AG chart lists 3.7% for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 | Code text and AG chart |
Source: California Attorney General, Limits on Rent Increases (statewide cap and chart of local rent caps); LA County DCBA, Rent Stabilization Bulletin: Annual Allowable Rent Increase under LACC chapter 8.52 (revised 3/2/2026); LAHD, Owning a Rent Stabilized Property; LAHD, Rent Stabilization Bulletin: Allowable Rent Increase; City of Santa Monica Rent Control, Maximum Lawful Rent (2026 General Adjustment and registration fee); City of West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commission, staff report: FY 2026-2027 Annual General Adjustment and Relocation Fees Update, June 25, 2026; City of Beverly Hills, Rent Stabilization Ordinance (applicability and current maximum increases); City of Culver City, Rent Control & Tenant Protection Measures; Pasadena City Charter, Article XVIII (rent stabilization, just cause and Rental Registry), Municode; Pomona City Code, Chapter 30, Article VIII, Division 4 (Rent Stabilization and Eviction Control Ordinance of 2025, Ord. 4359), Municode; City of Baldwin Park, Rent Stabilization Ordinance; City of Huntington Park, Rent Stabilization Program; City of Huntington Park, Ordinance 2024-05 (Rent Stabilization, HPMC Title 8, Chapter 21); Maywood Municipal Code, Chapter 8-21 Rent Stabilization, Municode
| Jurisdiction | No-fault relocation per unit | Registration | What a sale or a missed filing triggers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unincorporated LA County | DCBA says no-fault evictions may require it; amounts in the unincorporated county guide | Every rental unit not fully exempt registered with DCBA by September 30 each year, fees current | No increase until the unit is registered and the fees are paid |
| City of Los Angeles | $10,550 to $27,400, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027; schedule in the relocation guide | Annual registration fees | No rent can legally be collected while the annual registration fees are unpaid, unless the unit is exempt from registration |
| Santa Monica | From July 1, 2026: $20,500 single, $28,300 one bedroom, $39,350 two or more; $21,450 to $41,900 if the household includes a senior, disabled person or minor | $240 per unit for 2026/27; half may be passed through at $10 a month | No September increase unless fees and penalties are paid and the tenancy is registered. After a reassessment on or after Mar. 1, 2018 due to a sale, property-tax surcharges can no longer be passed through |
| West Hollywood | July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027: $9,763 (0 bedroom) to $24,508 (3 or more); $25,847 qualified or moderate income; $32,547 lower income | Confirm with the city | Confirm with the city |
| Beverly Hills | From July 1, 2026: $8,636.20 studio, $12,756.96 one bedroom, $17,283.53 two or more; $2,000 more if a tenant is 62 or older, disabled or a minor | Annual online registry; new rent registered within 30 days of a new lease | The seller gives the City written notice of the sale; the new owner updates the registration within 30 days of close of escrow |
| Culver City | Three times the greater of current rent or HUD small area fair market rent, plus $1,000 | $177 per unit from July 1, 2026, due by July 31 | $15 change-in-ownership fee per property, due when the registration is updated with the new owner. A sale is not grounds to evict a tenant of 12 months or more |
| Pasadena | Set by Rental Board rules; confirm the amount with the city. Also owed to a tenant displaced by an increase above 5% plus the latest AGA within 12 months | Annual Rental Housing Fee, none of it passable to tenants | The new owner registers or updates the Rental Registry within 30 days of the change of ownership |
| Pomona | $6,164 to $15,377 by tenancy length and tenant status, or $5,926 or $11,960 for a building of 4 or fewer units whose landlord meets the code's conditions, under the code schedule that applies until the City Council sets amounts by resolution. Confirm whether it has | Notice of exemption filed with the department for any exempt unit | A unit whose exemption notice was not filed is deemed subject to the ordinance |
| Baldwin Park | Confirm with the city | Rent and tenancy information by the last day of March; complete only when fees are paid | Confirm with the city |
| Inglewood, Bell Gardens and Cudahy | Confirm with the city | Confirm with the city | Confirm with the city |
| Huntington Park | Two months' rent, or waive the final two months | Every owner registers or claims an exemption, even with no units rented | Failure to register may block enforcement of rent increases or evictions |
| Maywood | 3 times monthly rent, plus one month if a tenant is 60 or older, disabled, lower income, has a minor child, or has lived there 5 years or more | By Sept. 30 each year; exemption declarations by the same date | No increase until registered and the fee paid; registration updated on a change of ownership; a unit claimed exempt without a filed declaration is deemed subject to the rent limits |
Source: LA County DCBA, Rent Stabilization Bulletin: Annual Allowable Rent Increase under LACC chapter 8.52 (revised 3/2/2026); LA County DCBA, Rent Stabilization Program (coverage chart and just-cause questions); LAHD, Owning a Rent Stabilized Property; LAHD, Relocation Assistance Bulletin A, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; City of Santa Monica Rent Control, Maximum Lawful Rent (2026 General Adjustment and registration fee); City of Santa Monica Housing Office, Tenant Relocation Fee (SMMC 4.36.040); City of West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commission, staff report: FY 2026-2027 Annual General Adjustment and Relocation Fees Update, June 25, 2026; City of Beverly Hills, Tenant Eviction Protections (relocation fees effective July 1, 2026); City of Beverly Hills, Rent Stabilization Ordinance (applicability and current maximum increases); City of Beverly Hills, Rental Unit Registration & Appeals; City of Culver City, Rent Control & Tenant Protection Measures; Pasadena City Charter, Article XVIII (rent stabilization, just cause and Rental Registry), Municode; Pomona City Code, Chapter 30, Article VIII, Division 4 (Rent Stabilization and Eviction Control Ordinance of 2025, Ord. 4359), Municode; City of Baldwin Park, Rent Stabilization Ordinance; City of Huntington Park, Rent Stabilization Program; City of Huntington Park, Ordinance 2024-05 (Rent Stabilization, HPMC Title 8, Chapter 21); Maywood Municipal Code, Chapter 8-21 Rent Stabilization, Municode; Maywood Municipal Code, Chapter 8-17 Tenant Protections, Municode; Los Angeles County Code, Title 8, Chapter 8.52, Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections (Municode)
| Jurisdiction | Rent cap | Local rule that changes a sale | No-fault relocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | No local cap; AB 1482 allows 8.7% for increases starting Aug. 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027 | LBMC ch. 8.99 requires all necessary permits for a substantial remodel before a demolish-or-remodel notice, with a civil penalty of up to $15,000 for a material violation tied to that kind of notice | The greater of $4,500 or two months' rent for demolition or substantial remodel; one month's rent for other no-fault causes |
| South Pasadena | No rent-cap chapter found in the municipal code; AB 1482 for covered units | SPMC ch. 17, art. X removed substantial remodel as a no-fault cause, in effect Dec. 15, 2023, and sets temporary relocation assistance rules for necessary and substantial repairs | One month's rent |
| Montebello | No rent-cap chapter found in the municipal code; AB 1482 for covered units | MMC 9.70 requires a copy of every termination notice, with proof of service, to be sent to the City by certified mail within 5 calendar days after service, or the notice is invalid. Under MMC 2.28.180 a mediation petition filed within 10 working days holds an increase until the owner meets the tenant at the hearing, though no agreement is required | State rule (one month's rent) |
| Commerce | CMC ch. 9.95 uses the Tenant Protection Act formula (5% plus the cost-of-living change, at most 10%), and the chapter is repealed Jan. 1, 2030 | Its own just-cause rules after 12 months of tenancy, with the same 15-year exemption | One month's rent |
| A city with no local ordinance | AB 1482 allows 8.7% for increases starting Aug. 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027, on most housing more than 15 years old | State just cause (Civil Code 1946.2) after 12 months of tenancy | One month's rent, or a waiver of the final month's rent |
Source: California Attorney General, Limits on Rent Increases (statewide cap and chart of local rent caps); California Attorney General, Landlord-Tenant Issues (Tenant Protection Act rent cap, just cause and exemptions); California Attorney General, Consumer Alert: The Tenant Protection Act, Your Obligations as a Landlord or Property Manager; California Department of Real Estate, Landlords' and Tenants' Rights Guide, Terminations and Evictions chapter; Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.99 Just Cause for Termination of Tenancies, Municode; Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.102 (expired prohibition of demolition and substantial remodel no-fault notices), Municode; Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.98 (expired 2019 prohibition of no-fault notices), Municode; City of South Pasadena, Tenant Protections For Substantial Repairs; South Pasadena Municipal Code, Chapter 17, Article X Just Cause for Eviction (codified through Ord. 2412); South Pasadena Municipal Code, table of contents (current through Ordinance No. 2412, passed May 20, 2026); Montebello Municipal Code, Chapter 9.70 Rental Property (eviction data collection), Municode; Montebello Municipal Code, Chapter 2.28 Housing Mediation Board (mediation of rent increases), Municode; Commerce Municipal Code, Chapter 9.95 (just cause and rent stabilization), Municode
The mailing city does not decide it.
LA County Planning says residents of unincorporated areas can be unsure which jurisdiction they belong to because their mailing address lists an adjacent city, so the city on the envelope does not settle which ordinance applies. The County's Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) points owners to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Precincts Maps application. Choose District Map Look Up by Address, enter the house number and street name, submit, and click the address. If the districts listed include an "UNINCORPORATED" community, the County's rent stabilization ordinance is the one to read. If a city's name appears ("CITY OF..."), the property is not unincorporated, and that city's rules apply. Run the lookup before you price a sale. The same fourplex built before October 1978 can carry a 1.919% cap in unincorporated county, 3% in the City of Los Angeles or up to 8.7% in a city with no ordinance, and a buyer will underwrite whichever one the lookup returns.
Two state laws frame every local cap.
In the Attorney General's words, local rent increase caps do not apply to buildings that have a certificate of occupancy issued after February 1, 1995, or to most single-family homes or condos. That limit comes from the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which Pomona's code cites as Civil Code 1954.52(a)(1). The second law is AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act, which the Attorney General puts at 8.7% in Los Angeles County for increases starting between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027, on most rental housing more than 15 years old. Where a city or county cap produces a lower increase, the local rule applies. Eviction rules follow a different test. The Department of Real Estate's guide says the state's just-cause rules do not apply where a local just-cause ordinance was adopted on or before September 1, 2019, or was adopted or amended after that date and gives tenants stronger protection. Long Beach, Montebello and Commerce have no cap below the state's but do have local rules on ending a tenancy, set out in the last table.
Why the city line moves the price.
A buyer prices a covered building on the rent path its ordinance allows and on what it costs to get a unit back, and both change at the line. On a $2,000 rent, the 2026-27 caps allow $38.38 a month more in unincorporated county, $60 in the City of Los Angeles and up to $174 under AB 1482. Santa Monica's 2.6% would be $52, though there the increase applies to the unit's maximum allowable rent rather than the rent charged. Where a no-fault termination owes relocation, the schedules effective July 1, 2026 put a two-bedroom unit at $39,350 in Santa Monica, $18,571 in West Hollywood and $17,283.53 in Beverly Hills at the base rate, before the higher amounts each city sets for certain households, such as one with a senior, a disabled tenant or a minor. Maywood requires three months' rent and Huntington Park two. Long Beach requires the greater of $4,500 or two months' rent for a demolition or substantial remodel, and state law requires one month. Culver City's page says outright that selling a property is not grounds for evicting a tenant who has lived there 12 months or more, so the sale itself delivers no vacancy there. If you are weighing whether to deliver units vacant, total the relocation unit by unit before you set a price, because a buyer who plans to empty units will take that cost off the offer.
Emptying units for a remodel depends on the city.
Whether a buyer can empty a unit to renovate it is a local question. The Tenant Protection Act lists demolishing or substantially remodeling the unit among its four no-fault causes. Long Beach's Chapter 8.99 keeps that cause, but before serving the notice the owner must have obtained all necessary permits for the remodel from all applicable government agencies, and the relocation is the greater of $4,500 or two months' rent. An owner who tries to recover a unit that way in material violation of the chapter is liable to the tenant in a civil action, including a civil penalty of up to $15,000. Two older Long Beach moratoria on no-fault notices are still printed in the code, but they ended on December 31, 2019 and March 17, 2022. South Pasadena went the other way. Its amended just-cause ordinance, in effect since December 15, 2023, removed substantial remodel as a no-fault cause and set rules for temporary relocation assistance during necessary and substantial repairs. Huntington Park's ordinance lists intent to demolish or substantially remodel among its no-fault causes, at two months' rent. DCBA's list of no-fault causes for unincorporated county names owner or family move-in, withdrawal from the rental market, and a government agency or court order, and does not list a remodel. In Montebello every termination notice carries a filing. Chapter 9.70 requires a true copy of the notice, with proof of service, to be sent to the City by certified mail within five calendar days after service, and the code says a failure invalidates the notice.
Paperwork a sale sets off.
Several cities make the closing a filing event. Beverly Hills requires the seller to give the City written notice of the sale and the new owner to update the registration within 30 days of the close of escrow. Pasadena's charter gives a new owner 30 days from the change of ownership to register or update the Rental Registry. Culver City charges a $15 change-in-ownership fee per property, due when the registration is updated with the new owner. Maywood requires the registration to be updated on any change in ownership or management. Santa Monica attaches a cost rather than a form. Its rent control page says that once a property is reassessed on or after March 1, 2018 because of a sale, the owner may no longer pass through property-tax-related surcharges to any tenant, so a buyer underwriting the rent roll should leave them out. Before listing, put the current registration, the fee receipts and any exemption filings in the due diligence folder.
A missing form can decide coverage.
Some ordinances treat a missing filing as an answer, and a buyer's due diligence will look for it. Pomona lists its exemptions, including a certificate of occupancy after February 1, 1995, as available only when a valid notice of exemption is filed, and says failure to file results in the unit being deemed subject to the ordinance. A separate Pomona section says the rent limits do not apply to post-1995 property under Costa-Hawkins, so the two sections have to be read together. Ask the city how it treats a newer building with no notice on file. Maywood deems a unit subject to its rent limits when the owner's exemption declaration and documents are not filed by September 30, and allows no annual increase until the unit is registered and the fee paid. Other cities tie rent to registration as well. In the City of Los Angeles, a landlord cannot legally collect rent on a unit that is not exempt from registration unless the annual fees are paid. Unincorporated county and Santa Monica allow an increase only on a registered unit with its fees paid, and Huntington Park says failing to register may block enforcement of rent increases or evictions.
The state chart lags the cities.
The Attorney General publishes a chart of local rent caps and calls it informational, telling readers to confirm with their city or county. When this page was checked on October 7, 2026, the chart still showed West Hollywood at 2.25% for September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, while the city's own staff report gives 2.75% from September 1, 2026. It showed Pasadena at 2.25% for a period that ended September 30, 2026. It described the City of Los Angeles formula as 100% of CPI up to 8% with a 3% floor, where LAHD's bulletin gives a 1% to 4% range. Use the chart to learn that a cap exists, then take the number from the city.
Dates that will change these rows.
The Attorney General reports that Pomona's ordinance will remain in effect only through December 31, 2026 unless the City Council reauthorizes it, and the codified text read for this page contains no end date, so confirm its status with the city before relying on either. Bell Gardens' 1.5% period ends October 31, 2026. Pasadena's adjustment takes effect each October 1 and Santa Monica's each September 1. Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and the City of Los Angeles reset relocation amounts every July 1, and Beverly Hills updates its Chapter 5 increase monthly. Commerce's chapter says it is repealed as of January 1, 2030.
Where this page stops.
The city websites of Inglewood, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Pomona and Pasadena could not be read for this page. Inglewood's, Bell Gardens' and Cudahy's caps therefore come from the Attorney General's chart alone, Pomona's from its codified ordinance and that chart, and Pasadena's 2026-27 adjustment is not printed. Where nothing primary answered, a cell says to confirm with the city. Glendale, Burbank and Alhambra are not in these tables because nothing was read from a primary source for them. The Attorney General notes that many cities have protections other than rent caps, such as just-cause eviction laws or a right to mediation or a relocation payment before certain rent increases, and that those cities may not appear on its chart, so a city missing from these tables is not a city without rules. For a specific building, the ordinance and the agency control, and a landlord-tenant lawyer is worth calling before any notice is served.
EDUCATIONAL ONLY, NOT LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. RATES, THRESHOLDS AND ORDINANCES CHANGE, AND SEVERAL OF THE FIGURES HERE DEPEND ON FACTS SPECIFIC TO YOU. CONFIRM ANYTHING YOU PLAN TO ACT ON WITH YOUR OWN ATTORNEY OR CPA, OR WITH THE AGENCY THAT SETS IT.
/// SOURCES
- California Attorney General, Limits on Rent Increases (statewide cap and chart of local rent caps)
- California Attorney General, Landlord-Tenant Issues (Tenant Protection Act rent cap, just cause and exemptions)
- California Attorney General, Consumer Alert: The Tenant Protection Act, Your Obligations as a Landlord or Property Manager
- California Department of Real Estate, Landlords' and Tenants' Rights Guide, Terminations and Evictions chapter
- LA County Department of Regional Planning, Unincorporated Los Angeles County (mailing addresses and jurisdiction)
- LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Precincts Maps application (District Map Look Up by Address)
- LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Is Your Workplace in an Unincorporated Area? (address lookup steps)
- LA County DCBA, Rent Stabilization Bulletin: Annual Allowable Rent Increase under LACC chapter 8.52 (revised 3/2/2026)
- LA County DCBA, Rent Stabilization Program (coverage chart and just-cause questions)
- LAHD, Owning a Rent Stabilized Property
- LAHD, Rent Stabilization Bulletin: Allowable Rent Increase
- LAHD, Relocation Assistance Bulletin A, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027
- City of Santa Monica Rent Control, Maximum Lawful Rent (2026 General Adjustment and registration fee)
- City of Santa Monica Housing Office, Tenant Relocation Fee (SMMC 4.36.040)
- City of West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commission, staff report: FY 2026-2027 Annual General Adjustment and Relocation Fees Update, June 25, 2026
- City of Beverly Hills, Rent Stabilization Ordinance (applicability and current maximum increases)
- City of Beverly Hills, Rental Unit Registration & Appeals
- City of Beverly Hills, Tenant Eviction Protections (relocation fees effective July 1, 2026)
- City of Culver City, Rent Control & Tenant Protection Measures
- Pasadena City Charter, Article XVIII (rent stabilization, just cause and Rental Registry), Municode
- Pomona City Code, Chapter 30, Article VIII, Division 4 (Rent Stabilization and Eviction Control Ordinance of 2025, Ord. 4359), Municode
- City of Baldwin Park, Rent Stabilization Ordinance
- City of Huntington Park, Rent Stabilization Program
- City of Huntington Park, Ordinance 2024-05 (Rent Stabilization, HPMC Title 8, Chapter 21)
- Maywood Municipal Code, Chapter 8-21 Rent Stabilization, Municode
- Maywood Municipal Code, Chapter 8-17 Tenant Protections, Municode
- Commerce Municipal Code, Chapter 9.95 (just cause and rent stabilization), Municode
- Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.99 Just Cause for Termination of Tenancies, Municode
- Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.102 (expired prohibition of demolition and substantial remodel no-fault notices), Municode
- Long Beach Municipal Code, Chapter 8.98 (expired 2019 prohibition of no-fault notices), Municode
- City of South Pasadena, Tenant Protections For Substantial Repairs
- South Pasadena Municipal Code, Chapter 17, Article X Just Cause for Eviction (codified through Ord. 2412)
- South Pasadena Municipal Code, table of contents (current through Ordinance No. 2412, passed May 20, 2026)
- Montebello Municipal Code, Chapter 9.70 Rental Property (eviction data collection), Municode
- Montebello Municipal Code, Chapter 2.28 Housing Mediation Board (mediation of rent increases), Municode
- Los Angeles County Code, Title 8, Chapter 8.52, Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections (Municode)
My address says Los Angeles. Does the LA RSO cover my building?
Not on the strength of the address. LA County Planning notes that a mailing address in an unincorporated area can list an adjacent city. Look the property up on the County Registrar's District Map Look Up by Address. If the districts show an "UNINCORPORATED" community, the County's ordinance applies, with a 1.919% cap on fully covered units for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. If a city's name appears, that city's rules apply, and inside the City of Los Angeles the RSO allows 3% for the same period on the buildings it covers.
Does any city's rent cap apply to a building built after 1995?
Not according to the Attorney General's chart, which says local caps do not apply to buildings with a certificate of occupancy issued after February 1, 1995. AB 1482 can still apply once the housing is more than 15 years old, and some local eviction rules reach newer units. Pasadena keeps its just-cause rules for units exempt from its rent limits under Costa-Hawkins, and unincorporated county's partially covered units get eviction protections only. Read Pomona's code closely, because it deems a unit covered when its exemption notice is not filed.
Does selling the building reset the rents?
The rules cited here tie a new starting rent to a new tenancy, not to a new owner. The Attorney General says that when the tenants of a unit move out and new tenants move in, the landlord may set the initial rent, and Beverly Hills allows market rent for a new tenant after a voluntary move-out. Culver City adds that selling a property is not grounds for evicting a tenant of 12 months or more, and in Santa Monica a reassessment due to a sale on or after March 1, 2018 ends the owner's right to pass property-tax-related surcharges through to any tenant.
Do I have to tell the city when I sell?
In some cities. Beverly Hills requires the seller to notify the City in writing and the new owner to update the registration within 30 days of close of escrow. Pasadena gives a new owner 30 days to register or update the Rental Registry, Culver City charges a $15 change-in-ownership fee when the registration is updated, and Maywood requires the registration to be updated on a change of ownership.
My city is not on this page. Does that mean it has no rent rules?
No. The Attorney General's chart lists local rent caps and says many cities have other protections, such as just-cause eviction laws or a right to mediation or a relocation payment before certain rent increases, that may not appear on it. Glendale, Burbank and Alhambra are left out here because no primary source was read for them. Before setting a price or serving a notice, read the city's municipal code and ask its housing office.
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