Rent control in Baldwin Park, CA

2 rules apply — the local one first, then the county and state rules that bind alongside it.

Baldwin Park regulates qualifying older rental units
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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 1 day ago.

Baldwin Park's Rent Stabilization Ordinance limits increases for covered rental units built before 1 January 1995, subject to its stated exemptions.

The local ceiling reaches qualifying small multifamily rentals.

An owner-occupied duplex and other stated classes can be exempt. Confirm historical owner occupancy, tenancy, lawful base rent, exemption status and the current ceiling with the city.

Unit counts
2+ units
Construction
Built before 1995
Owner-occupied exemption
Yes

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AB 1482 caps increases at 5% plus CPI, to a 10% ceiling
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Verified on 2026-08-01 — 18 days ago.

The Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases at 5% plus CPI, with a hard ceiling of 10%, on housing built more than 15 years ago.

The 15-year window rolls forward, so a building drifts into coverage with age rather than being fixed by its construction date at purchase.

Exemptions

  • Housing issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years.
  • An owner-occupied duplex is exempt when the owner occupied one unit as their principal residence at the tenancy's start and remains there.
  • A separately alienable single-family home or condominium is exempt only when the owner is not a REIT, corporation, or LLC with a corporate member and the tenant received the statutory exemption notice.
Annual cap
10%
Owner-occupied exemption
Yes

In effect since 2020-01-01.

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