Beaumont, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Beaumont, CA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Coverage
- Mobile home park spaces only (Chapter 13.21)
- Annual adjustment
- CPI change, minimum 3 percent, maximum 7 percent
- Frequency
- One increase per 12-month period
- CPI index
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Area, all urban consumers
- Larger increases
- Petition to the Administrative Appeals Board
- Criminal penalty
- Misdemeanor, fine up to $1,000 or six months in jail
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, rent stabilization applies to mobile home park spaces under Chapter 13.21 of the Beaumont Municipal Code. A park owner gets one annual adjustment tied to the CPI change, never less than 3 percent and never more than 7 percent, with no application required. Anything larger goes to the city's Administrative Appeals Board.
Beginning the first month which commences following the day after the effective date of this Ordinance, no mobile home park owner shall charge space rent for any mobile home space in an amount greater than (a) the space rent in effect on December 31, 1995 increased by the increase in the CPI since that date or (b) the rent for the space that is in effect on the effective date of this Ordinance. The space rent in effect on that date shall be known as the "space rent ceiling." ... A.Permissive Annual Adjustment. A park owner shall be entitled to one annual permissive adjustment of gross space rental income equal to 100 percent of the percentage adjustment in the CPI for that year, but in no case more than seven percent per year or less than three percent per year. ... No application or permission is required for the annual CPI adjustment under this section.
Full Breakdown
Section 13.21.070 sets a space rent ceiling for every mobile home space in the City of Beaumont, California. No park owner can charge more than the rent in effect on December 31, 1995 increased by the CPI since that date, or the rent in effect on the ordinance's effective date. The CPI is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Area (§ 13.21.040). Space rent excludes separately billed charges for gas, electricity, water, cable television, garbage and sewer service.
Under § 13.21.090, each park owner takes one permissive annual adjustment equal to 100 percent of the CPI change, floored at 3 percent and capped at 7 percent, and can impose only one increase in any 12-month period, counted from the date the increase takes effect. An owner who wants more files a Net Operating Income petition with the Administrative Appeals Board and pays the filing fee. The board gives notice of the hearing, with a copy of the petition, to each affected tenant within 30 working days after submission, and tenants can present evidence for or against. A capital improvement increase also needs a petition. It is allowed where more than 50 percent of affected owners approve by written ballot, or where the work is required for safety, existing amenities or legal compliance, and it carries a return of two percent over the federal prime rate. Under § 13.21.300, an increase that needs board approval cannot be collected until the board issues a final decision, although the ordinary CPI adjustment continues.
Section 13.21.050 lists the exemptions. A voluntarily vacated, abandoned or repossessed space can be reset at the landlord's discretion. A home sold in place can be raised only to the average of the three highest comparable rents in the park. A rental agreement longer than 12 months escapes the ceiling if the homeowner had at least 30 days to accept it and 72 hours to void it. The chapter is administered under the general direction of the City Manager (§ 13.21.020), and board decisions go to court under Code of Civil Procedure sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 (§ 13.21.170).
Violations & Fines
Under § 13.21.330, an owner who willfully and knowingly adjusts rent above the limit is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, six months in jail, or both. Anyone who demands or keeps a payment in violation of the ordinance is liable in a civil action to the person who paid, plus attorney's fees and costs. A park run contrary to the ordinance is declared a public nuisance, and the City can sue to abate or enjoin it. Each violation is a separate count, and the Administrative Appeals Board can deny a rent adjustment if the owner failed to comply with the ordinance (§ 13.21.100).
Frequently Asked Questions
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