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1 rules apply to raise the rent at 6238 DE LONGPRE AVE on 1 Oct 2026

What binds

  • Once per 12 months by the allowable rent increase percentage; no utilities add-on since 2026-02-02
Superseded by local law

Statewide rent cap (Tenant Protection Act), Civ. Code § 1947.12

Governed instead by Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) allowable rent increases; the stricter local rule applies here.

Cap: 5% + CPI, max 10%, per 12 months; max two increases

State law: CA

Key value

5% + CPI change, max 10% (whichever is lower), per 12 months; max two increases per 12 months

Requirement

An owner may not raise the gross rental rate over any 12-month period by more than 5 percent plus the local percentage change in cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower. No more than two increments are allowed in a 12-month period for the same tenant. The owner must give notice of increases under Civ. Code § 827.

Evidence

“Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12

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Retrieved 1 Oct 2026 · e6e520ca190d
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Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) allowable rent increases

Applies unless the property is government-owned or regulated housing, or affordable housing with a recorded covenant. Built 1927, before the 1 Oct 1978 certificate of occupancy cutoff; apartments per the assessor. Open question: two published effective dates for the new formula (2 February 2026 per LAHD; 24 January 2026 per a landlord association). Flagged for human review.

Once per 12 months at the LAHD percentage; no utilities add-on

City law: Los Angeles, CA

Key value

Once per 12 months by the allowable rent increase percentage; no utilities add-on since 2026-02-02

Requirement

Rent on RSO units may be increased only once every 12 months by the annual allowable rent increase percentage. Effective February 2, 2026, landlords can no longer add a utilities percentage, and the extra 10% for an added dependent is no longer permitted (10% for an additional non-dependent tenant is still allowed).

Open question: two published effective dates for the new formula (2 February 2026 per LAHD; 24 January 2026 per a landlord association). Flagged for human review.

Evidence

“Effective February 2, 2026, the landlord can no longer include an additional percentage increase for utilities.”

L.A.M.C. ch. XV, art. 1, § 151.00 et seq. (Rent Stabilization Ordinance)

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Retrieved 1 Oct 2026 · 5d2e79094fcb
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