California City Landlord Rules
City pages for every incorporated San Diego County city, plus every city or county on the Attorney General’s rent-stabilization chart.
Most California rentals fall under the statewide cap and just-cause law (AB 1482). Some cities add rent caps, just-cause or relocation rules. These pages show what the Attorney General’s chart lists and what we read in each city’s own code or public notices. Check your local rent rules before you raise rent or serve a notice.
Local rules lookup: choose your ZIP code and city.
San Diego County (all 18 cities)
Carlsbad
San Diego County
Chula Vista
San Diego County
Coronado
San Diego County
Del Mar
San Diego County
El Cajon
San Diego County
Encinitas
San Diego County
Escondido
San Diego County
Imperial Beach
San Diego County
La Mesa
San Diego County
Lemon Grove
San Diego County
National City
San Diego County
Oceanside
San Diego County
Poway
San Diego County
San Diego
San Diego County
San Marcos
San Diego County
Santee
San Diego County
Solana Beach
San Diego County
Vista
San Diego County
Other Southern California cities with a local rent cap
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Baldwin Park
Los Angeles County
Bell Gardens
Los Angeles County
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles County
Commerce
Los Angeles County
Cudahy
Los Angeles County
Culver City
Los Angeles County
Huntington Park
Los Angeles County
Inglewood
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County (unincorporated areas)
Los Angeles County
Maywood
Los Angeles County
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
Pomona
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica
Los Angeles County
West Hollywood
Los Angeles County
Santa Ana
Orange County
Palm Springs
Riverside County
Ojai
Ventura County
Oxnard
Ventura County
Thousand Oaks
Ventura County
Rent-stabilization cities elsewhere in California
Alameda
Alameda County
Berkeley
Alameda County
Hayward
Alameda County
Oakland
Alameda County
San Leandro
Alameda County
Antioch
Contra Costa County
Concord
Contra Costa County
Richmond
Contra Costa County
Sacramento
Sacramento County
San Francisco
San Francisco County
Mountain View
Santa Clara County
San Jose
Santa Clara County
East Palo Alto
San Mateo County
Larkspur
Marin County
Salinas
Monterey County
Half Moon Bay
San Mateo County
Source: California Attorney General, Limits on Rent Increases, read Nov 13, 2026. Cities not listed there have no entry on the chart; that says nothing about just-cause or other local tenant rules.