Rent control in West Hollywood, 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.

West Hollywood controls qualifying pre-July-1979 rentals

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Verified on 2026-08-18 — 45 days ago.

West Hollywood's full RSO limits increases for multifamily residential rental units with a certificate of occupancy before 1 July 1979 and for certain older single-family and condominium tenancies.

The city's registered-address record and tenancy start date decide coverage; the RSO's eviction protections extend more broadly than the rent ceiling.

Exemptions

Most newer construction is outside the local rent ceiling.
Single-family homes and condominiums generally require a qualifying pre-1996 tenancy for the full local ceiling.

Construction: Built before 1980

Sources

West Hollywood — Rent Stabilized Units — West Hollywood Municipal Code tit. 17

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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