Alameda rental law
As of Oct 6, 2026. Not legal advice.
Raise rent in Alameda
Yearly rent increase capped at 2.7%
Earliest start: Dec 1, 2026. Give 30 days' written notice, so the tenant has it by Nov 1, 2026.
Only one raise every 12 months.
Rules for every lease in Alameda
The next 12 months
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Alameda
Current figure ends: Alameda Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants Ordinance (rent control provisions)
Yearly rent increase capped at 2.7%.
California state law
State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule's page says so.
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