A Palo Alto council committee voted unanimously Tuesday to indefinitely shelve the city’s ongoing rent control effort, a significant victory for housing providers that now needs to be ratified by…
Rent Control
In California, over 35 cities and counties have implemented long-term rent control ordinances for residential rental housing. In addition, since Jan. 1, 2020, the California Tenant Protection Act has extended rent caps and eviction restrictions to many properties not governed by local ordinances.
By controlling prices, rent control can contribute to a reduced housing supply and the rise of expensive shadow markets. These regulations disproportionately benefit middle- and upper-class renters who retain price-controlled units, leaving those truly in need to seek costlier, distant housing options.
Rent control’s original policy goals may have been well-intentioned, but today, its benefits are disproportionately enjoyed by those who least require assistance, exacerbating the housing crisis for the most vulnerable populations.
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Exemption from AB 1482 Addendum
Exemption from AB 1482 Addendum (Spanish)
Exemption From Santa Ana Rent Control And Just Cause Eviction Ordinance Addendum (Separately Alienable Exemption)
Final Three-Day Notice to Quit for Breach of Covenant(s) (Tenancies Subject to AB 1482 Just Cause)
Itemized Statement of Charges
Lease Agreement
Lease Agreement (Spanish)
Notice of AB 1482 Addendum
Notice of AB 1482 Addendum (Spanish)
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AB 1482: Questions and Answers
CAA Reference Guide: Laws Affecting the Ability to Raise the Rent
City of Los Angeles Large Rent Increase Relocation Assistance Requirement (Non-RSO Units)
City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance – Rent Cap Provisions
Complying with Mountain View’s Rent Control Law
Concord’s Rent Control Law
Ellis Act: A General Overview
Local Rent Control Chart
Los Angeles County Eviction Moratorium & Rent Freeze: July 2022 Forward
Oakland’s Rent Control Law – The Rent Adjustment Program Ordinance (RAP)
In the News
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Palo Alto city staff are recommending the city defer work on a local rent control ordinance, citing stable rents and the steep cost of standing up a new program. Administering…
A Bay Area regional transportation agency has approved an incentive program that could encourage cities and counties to adopt rent control and just-cause eviction rules.
The California Apartment Association has formally opposed requests to strip publication from its recent appellate victory in Pasadena.
A regional transportation agency this week will consider conditioning $45 million in transit funding on whether cities and counties adopt rent control and other rental housing regulations that go beyond…
The Pomona City Council has rejected a proposal that would have increased relocation payments for certain no-fault evictions under the city’s rent control and eviction ordinance.
The California Apartment Association has filed a brief asking the California Supreme Court to reject efforts to overturn — or water down — CAA’s major appellate victory in the Pasadena…
Tenant groups are working to qualify a November 2026 ballot measure in Redwood City that would impose strict rent control, expand just-cause eviction limits and create a new city program…
Pasadena officials and tenant advocates have petitioned the California Supreme Court to reconsider a key appellate win secured by the California Apartment Association that shields housing providers from relocation payments…
