Rent control in Hayward, CA

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

Research, not legal advice

These summaries are compiled from ordinance text and public sources and are dated at the point they were last checked. Rules change between checks — Newark replaced its whole registration regime in a single month — so confirm anything you are about to underwrite against the primary source or the municipal office named in the citation.

Hayward has a separate residential rent-stabilization programme

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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 46 days ago.

Hayward's Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance regulates increases for covered rental units separately from the inspection programme.

The inspection record does not establish rent-stabilization coverage. Confirm the unit, construction and tenancy facts and the current allowable increase with the city's housing programme.

Sources

Hayward Rental Housing Inspection Program FAQs

AB 1482 caps increases at 5% plus CPI, to a 10% ceiling

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Verified on 2026-08-01 — 63 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.

Annual cap: 10%
Construction: Built before 2011

In effect since 2020-01-01.

Sources

California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) — Cal. Civ. Code §1946.2, §1947.12

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