Rent control rules in Hayward, CA — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Hayward Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RRSO) caps annual increases at 5% for covered units. State AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act provides just-cause and rent caps for non-RRSO units.
Rent regulation in Hayward is governed by two layered systems. The Hayward Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RRSO), enacted in 1983 and updated significantly in 2019 and 2021, covers most rental units built before July 1979, capping annual rent increases at 5% with one increase per 12-month period. The RRSO also provides just-cause eviction protections. Units not covered by RRSO (including newer buildings and single-family homes not corporate-owned) fall under California AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which caps annual rent increases at 5% plus CPI with a 10% overall ceiling and requires just cause for eviction after 12 months. Costa-Hawkins exempts single-family homes from local rent caps in many cases, but AB 1482 still applies. Landlords must register units and comply with relocation assistance for no-fault evictions under RRSO. The Hayward Rent Review Office administers petitions and disputes.
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