From Alameda Mun. Code ch. VI, art. XV, §§ 6-58.15, 6-58.50, 6-58.60, 6-58.70, 6-58.77, read Oct 4, 2026.Show the law
“Annual General Adjustment means seventy (70%) percent of the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for the twelve (12) month period ending April of each year and rounded
to the nearest one‐tenth of a percent …”
Newer buildings and many houses follow California's limit instead: 5% plus local inflation, never more than 10% a year. In the San Francisco Bay Area that is 8.8% until Jul 31, 2027. Your address tells us which one applies.
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State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule below says so.
Alameda lawDepends on the building
Alameda Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants Ordinance (rent control provisions)
How much can my rent go up?
Max 2.7% until Aug 2027.
Rent can go up only once every 12 months, and the limit is never over 5%.
Depends on the year the building was built or the number of units.
Who it covers
Buildings with a first certificate of occupancy on or before Feb 1, 1995.
Buildings with 2 or more units.
Covers: Rental Units not exempt from rent control under State Law (Costa-Hawkins) or § 6-58.20; multi-unit properties built before February 1995.
Exemptions: Units with CO after Feb 1, 1995 and separately alienable units (single dwelling units, condos) per Costa-Hawkins; subsidized/regulated units, Housing Authority units, transient/hotel rooms, care and student facilities, mobile homes, owner-occupied units sharing kitchen/bath (§ 6-58.20). No capital improvement pass-through at properties with 25 or more units.
In force since
Sep 1, 2019
Enacted
Sep 17, 2019
Figure period
until Aug 2027
The law, word for word
“Annual General Adjustment means seventy (70%) percent of the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for the twelve (12) month period ending April of each year and rounded
to the nearest one‐tenth of a percent …”
For most older rentals, yes: max 5% plus inflation (never over 10%).
The cap follows local inflation (April to April) and resets each August 1.
Depends on the year the building was built.
Who it covers
Not buildings less than 15 years old.
Not owner-occupied buildings with 2 units or fewer.
Covers: Residential real property generally, unless exempt.
Exemptions: Deed-restricted/subsidized affordable housing; dormitories; housing under stricter local rent control; CO issued within previous 15 years; certain separately alienable properties (single-family homes, condos) with non-corporate owners and written notice; owner-occupied duplexes.
In force since
Mar 15, 2019
Current version since
Apr 1, 2024
Set to be repealed
Jan 1, 2030
The law, word for word
“an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower …”