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Richmond rental law

As of Oct 6, 2026. Not legal advice.

Raise rent in Richmond

Yearly increase capped at 1.5% until Aug 2027

Earliest start: Dec 1, 2026. Give 30 days' written notice, so the tenant has it by Nov 1, 2026.

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The law, word for word

Rules for every lease in Richmond

The next 12 months

  1. Richmond

    Current figure ends: Richmond Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction and Homeowner Protection Ordinance - Rent Control

    Yearly increase capped at 1.5% until Aug 2027.

All changes in Richmond

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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