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Yes, a landlord can raise rent after a lease expires. In Orange County, they can increase the rent by 5% plus CPI or 10%—whichever is lower. Once the lease has expired, landlords must get a new, updated lease, or they may incur a variety of restrictions and enter a month-to-month tenancy.
The Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) allows a landlord seeking in good faith to recover possession of a rental unit and remove units from rental housing use (also known as the Ellis Act) if the landlord plans on demolishing or permanently withdrawing the units from the rental housing market.
These cities are: Beverly Hills: There's an annual limit of 8% on rent hikes. Los Angeles: Rent increases are limited to 8% per annum. Berkeley: Local laws place a limit on rent prices, parking fees, garbage fees, eviction protocols, and security deposit laws. Hayward: Annual rent increases are limited to 5%.
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.
In Orange County, the 2024 rent increase cap under AB 1482 is set at 8.8%. This means if you're living in a covered property, your landlord can't raise your rent by more than 8.8% in a single year.
Assembly Bill 1482 (The Tenant Protection Act of 2019) regulates rent increases. As of August 1, 2022 ONLY for covered properties the rent cap is 10%. Proper notice means that an increase of less than 10% requires 30 days written notice before the increase takes effect.
Santa Ana is one of the few cities in Orange County with an active rent control ordinance. The city's Rent Control Ordinance limits rent increases to certain rental units built before 1995.
Online. File a Housing Intake Form against a landlord online by creating an account and using the interactive Cal Civil Rights System, CCRS. By Mail. You may also file a Housing Intake Form by printing out and mailing the form to 2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100, Elk Grove, CA 95758.
The Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases for most residential tenants in California. Landlords can't raise rent more than 10% total or 5% + CPI increase (whichever is lower) over a 12-month period. No-fault evictions are prohibited, so landlords can't evict a tenant without cause.