El Monte, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in El Monte, CA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 2860, August 4, 2015
- Base rent date
- Rent frozen at July 1, 2015 level
- Parks covered
- 33 mobilehome parks, 1,427 spaces citywide
- Allowed increases
- CPI, fair return, capital pass-through, in-place sale
- Key exemption
- Homes owned by park owner as of 7/1/2015
Summary
El Monte caps mobilehome space rent increases through Chapter 8.70, which applies citywide except for spaces under an exempt Mobilehome Residency Law lease, new spaces exempted under Civil Code Section 798.45, and government-owned parks. Landlords may raise rent only through an annual CPI adjustment, a fair-return petition, a capital-improvement pass-through, or an in-place sale adjustment.
8.70.030 - Applicability of chapter. This chapter shall apply to all mobilehome park spaces within the city of El Monte except as provided in Section 8.70.040 of this chapter. ... 8.70.050 - Permissible rent increases. No rent in excess of the rent in effect as of July 1, 2015 may be charged unless authorized by one of the following sections of this chapter: 1.Section 8.70.060 (Annual increases based on increases in the Consumer Price Index); 2.Section 8.70.075 (Rent levels for in-place sales of mobilehomes); 3.Section 8.70.080 (Fair return standard); or 4.Section 8.70.100 (Rent increases for new capital improvements).
Full Breakdown
70 was adopted by Ordinance No. 3 percent, and household incomes so low that 48 percent of surveyed residents earned under $15,000 a year. 45, government-owned or -operated parks and subsidized units, and, apart from the registration and resident-representative rules, homes the park owner itself held as of July 1, 2015. 100. 020 excludes sub-metered utilities, pass-through water/refuse/sewer charges, laundry, and storage fees, so those can move outside the capped formula. 210.
Violations & Fines
Charging a mobilehome space rent above what Chapter 8.70 allows is an 'excessive rent' violation under Section 8.70.180, exposing a park owner to civil penalties under Section 8.70.190 and a compliance action the City Council can bring under Section 8.70.210. Retaliating against a resident who invokes the ordinance is separately prohibited under Section 8.70.170.
Frequently Asked Questions
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