// rent compliance · Albany
State law only: 8.8% for Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 under AB 1482. An increase over 5% in 12 months can be sent to non-binding mediation under the Rent Review Ordinance. The cap, the registry, the fee and the notice for your unit, each on its own calendar.
The state cap is 8.8% for Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027. That number matters in Walnut Creek, Fremont and El Cerrito. It does not matter in Oakland (2.3%), Berkeley (1.0%), Alameda (2.7%), Richmond (1.5%), Hayward (5%), Concord (5%) or Antioch, where a local cap sits underneath it, and from Jan 1, 2027 it stops mattering for most pre-1995 multifamily in San Leandro too. Each of those cities also runs a registry, an annual fee and a filing rule, and most set relocation payments owed when a tenancy ends without fault. We keep one calendar per property and act on it.
The full picture for owners is on the Albany page; the service on its own is described under rent compliance.
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There is no city cap. A covered unit is limited to the state 8.8% for Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027; an individually owned house or condo with the AB 1482 lease notice is uncapped. Either way, any increase over 5% in 12 months lets the tenant request non-binding mediation under the Rent Review Ordinance.
Yes. Albany registers each rental property with the business license at about $15 per unit per year, renewed by Jan 31, and the Rent Review Ordinance covers single-family homes and condos.
Often, yes. Oakland exempts single-family homes and condos from the cap but requires registration and follows just cause once the building is 10 or more years old. Berkeley requires registration and good cause for partially covered single-family tenancies at $244 per unit. Alameda, Richmond and Concord also register exempt units. Exempt from the cap is not exempt from the program.
For Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 the state cap is 8.8%. Oakland is 2.3% on pre-1983 units, Berkeley 1.0% for calendar 2026, Alameda 2.7% from Sep 1, Richmond 1.5% from Sep 1, Hayward and Concord 5%, Antioch about 2% and recomputed with each CPI release. A unit exempt from both the state and local caps, such as an individually owned house with the exemption notice or a building under 15 years old, has no percentage limit, but an increase over 10% needs 90 days' notice.
In Oakland an unregistered owner cannot raise rent, cannot file a petition, and non-registration is a defense to eviction. Berkeley doubles the fee. Richmond adds 10, 25 and 50% penalties and may lien the property. The fix is to register now, pay the penalty, and reset the calendar. We do that as part of onboarding.
San Leandro adopted rent control on Feb 2, 2026, effective Jan 1, 2027: a cap of 3% or 65% of CPI, whichever is lower, on roughly 7,700 pre-1995 multifamily units, with base rent set at the rent in effect Jul 1, 2025. Increases taken since then may be rolled back. The new registry is about $149 per unit, and unregistered owners lose the right to raise rent or evict for the year. If you own there, the planning has to happen in 2026.
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What your place should rent for, what the city will let you charge next year, and what we would do first. Written, within one business day.
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Priced to the market, screened to a written standard, leased with the notices your city requires.
The cap, the registry, the fee and the notice for your unit, each on its own calendar.
A 24-hour line, licensed vendors, your approval threshold, and the vendor's invoice with nothing added.
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A written rental analysis for your property, free, within one business day. No obligation and no sales call unless you ask for one.