San Francisco belongs to a group of cities — along with Berkeley, Oakland, Los Angeles, and the southern California cities of West Hollywood and Santa Monica — with longstanding rent control that current state law especially constrains.
All units in California are covered by the rent-ceiling limitations of State of California rent control except: Affordable housing units, BMR units, project-based subsidized housing and Section 8 voucher units. Dorms constructed and maintained by a university and occupied by enrolled students.
Alameda's City Rent Control Ordinance regulates how much a tenant's rent can be raised annually, protects tenants from eviction unless there is a just-cause reason to do so under the law, provides relocation to tenants, regulates buyout agreements, and prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants.
Among its main provisions, the Rent Ordinance: Regulates and limits rent increases for most rental units. Regulates and limits the grounds for which a landlord may terminate a tenancy, and may require relocation payments for tenants who are displaced from a rental unit through no fault of their own.
Annual General Adjustment announced, effective September 1, 2024. Pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code Section 6-58.60(B), the Annual General Adjustment for September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, is 2.7%. The Annual General Adjustment is a cap on the allowed amount of annual rent increase.
For 2024, the new AB 1482 figures have established an allowable rent increase of 8.8% for most of Northern California.
What to include in a rent increase letter Date of the rent increase letter. Name and information of the tenant and landlord. Property address and unit number (if applicable). Reference to the expiration date of the existing lease. Current rent amount. Amount of rent increase. Date the rent increase will go into effect.
When raising your rent, your landlord must provide formal written notice — a call, text, or email is not enough — at least 30 days before the increase can take effect.
AB 1482: Limits annual rent increases to no more than 5% + local CPI or 10% whichever is lower. Provides Just Cause protections to tenants.