A rent increase addendum is a legally binding document that updates the rent amount in an existing lease while keeping all other terms unchanged. It allows landlords and tenants to formalize a rent change without creating a new lease agreement.
Fully owner-occupied units, including single family homes. Hospitals, skilled nursing, or health facilities. Non-profits or substance abuse recovery facilities. Non-profits to support the homelessness.
Lease addendums are used to provide additional information that the original lease does not cover.” In other words, a lease addendum allows you to add an additional document to or adjust the terms of your existing rental agreement.
Under this law, rent can only be increased by 5% plus the local rate of inflation, or 10% of the current rent, whichever is lower.
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.
For 2024, the new AB 1482 figures have established an allowable rent increase of 8.8% for most of Northern California.
Fully owner-occupied units, including single family homes. Hospitals, skilled nursing, or health facilities. Non-profits or substance abuse recovery facilities. Non-profits to support the homelessness.
CPI Announcement Update: Effective August 1, 2024, the new annual CPI rent increase is 2.3%.
If you are not behind in your rent but the landlord wants you to move out, they must give you a written notice. Only a 30-day notice is required if all tenants have lived there less than a year. A 60-day notice is required if all tenants have lived there a year or longer.