Rent control in Richmond, 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.

Richmond controls qualifying pre-February-1995 multi-unit rents

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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 45 days ago.

Richmond limits annual increases for qualifying multi-unit rental property built before February 1995 and publishes the annual general adjustment.

The rent ceiling reaches qualifying multi-unit property, including small multifamily buildings.

Verify the tenancy's controlled status, base rent and current annual adjustment in Rent Program records.

Unit counts: 2+ units
Construction: Built before 1996

Sources

Richmond Rent Program — Rent Increase

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

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Verified on 2026-08-01 — 62 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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