Rent control in Bell Gardens, CA

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

Bell Gardens regulates covered rental increases
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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 1 day ago.

Bell Gardens' Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance limits increases for covered rental property and maintains stated owner-occupancy exemptions.

An owner-occupied property of three or fewer units can qualify for the stated exemption only when its historical occupancy and other conditions are proved. Confirm coverage and the current ceiling with the city.

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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