Retroactive Rent Abatement

Annual Increases Permitted Under California's Rent Control Laws: Commencing on January 1, 2020, unless otherwise permitted by California law, a Landlord cannot increase the gross rental rate for a rental unit over a continuous 12-month period more than the change in the regional cost of living index where the property

If you haven't dealt with it before, delinquency occurs when a tenant does not submit their required rent payment on time. Delinquent rent can occur for nearly any reason, some of which the tenant may have little control over.

Rent increases are an inevitable part of any tenant's life. In most areas without rent control, there is no limit on the amount your landlord can increase the rent. But landlords cannot raise the rent at whim.

So if the tenancy agreement says that rent is payable monthly in advance then that is what the tenant must do. If the tenant then chooses to move out early, that is the tenant's choice.The landlord is only bound to refund the rent though, if this was part of a negotiated surrender agreement.

Retro rent is the amount you owed without the subsidy, minus what you already paid.

Tenants may be able to file their complaints with their city or county rent control board, local tenant association, rental housing association, district attorney's office and consumer protection agency. California residents can find the appropriate agencies based on the nature of their complaint by contacting the

If you think your landlord is violating the Fair Housing Act, you can get that landlord in trouble by filing a complaint at HUD.gov. Your remedy for breach of quiet enjoyment is to terminate the lease and move or sue in small claims court.

An estate at sufferance is one in which the tenant who has rightfully come into possession of the land retains possession after the expiration of the term. For example, a tenant who holds over after the expiration of a lease would be deemed to be holding an estate at sufferance.