Rental Property Rules in Ventura County, CA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 10 cities in Ventura County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Ventura County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Rent Control

Ventura County's Mobile Home Park Rent Control Ordinance (Division 8, Chapter 10) protects mobile home owners in unincorporated areas from unreasonable rent increases. Annual increases are tied to the Social Security COLA, ranging from 2% to 8%.

Ventura County Mobile Home Park Rent Control

Some Restrictions

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 (Tenant Protection Act)

1947.12. (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), 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, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months pri...

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Just Cause Eviction

California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) provides just cause eviction protections for most renters in unincorporated Ventura County who have lived in a unit for 12+ months. Landlords may only evict for specific reasons defined in the statute.

Ventura County Eviction Protections

Some Restrictions

California Civil Code § 1946.2 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019, AB 1482)

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate the tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy. If any additional adult tenants are added to the lease before an existing tenant has continuously and la...

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