Rent control rules in Mountain View, CA — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
The Mountain View CSFRA caps rent increases on pre-1995 multi-family units at CPI (2-5 percent). Just-cause eviction and relocation assistance apply. AB 1482 covers newer units.
Voters adopted the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) in 2016 as Measure V, establishing rent control and just-cause eviction for multi-family rental units with certificates of occupancy before February 1, 1995. Annual general adjustments tie to 100 percent of Bay Area CPI, with a floor of 2 percent and ceiling of 5 percent. The Rental Housing Committee administers the program, hears petitions for upward and downward adjustments, and certifies annual increases. Just-cause terminations require one of eleven enumerated reasons with relocation assistance of three months rent plus moving costs for no-fault evictions. Post-1995 units and single-family homes fall under California AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act (CPI + 5 percent capped at 10 percent, just cause after 12 months). Registration and annual fees apply to CSFRA-covered units.
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