The State of California Department of Consumer Affairs can help with questions or complaints regarding landlord/tenant relationships, including repair issues, safety violations, and Health and Safety Code violations. For further information, call (800) 952-5210, or visit the website at .dca.ca.
California Landlord Tenant Rental Laws & Rights for 2024 In 2024, California landlord-tenant laws continue to provide strong protections for renters. Key rights include limits on rent increases through state and local rent control ordinances, just cause eviction requirements, and the right to a habitable living space.
Therefore, the bill has explicit provisions on how much a landlord can raise the rent in California, allowing them to only increase the rent by a maximum of 5% each year if they live up to the following requirements: They keep their units habitable.
Any rental unit built after 2/1/95, as well as houses and condos, are not under rent restrictions. Even where these rent restrictions do not apply, eviction protections do continue.
The eviction process can take 30 - 45 days, or longer. The time starts from when you have eviction court forms delivered to your tenant to the time they must move out. Choose any box, below, to learn more about the eviction process and get step-by-step instructions.
At a glance: What a landlord cannot do in California in 2024 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.
Any rental unit built after 2/1/95, as well as houses and condos, are not under rent restrictions. Even where these rent restrictions do not apply, eviction protections do continue.
Under AB 1482, landlords can raise rent by a maximum of 5% plus the local CPI or 10%, whichever is lower.