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Redlands, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Rent control rules in Redlands, CA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.

Key Facts

Governing chapter
Redlands City Code Ch. 5.48
Adopted
December 15, 1981
Increase frequency cap
Once per 12 months
Exempt park size
Fewer than 15 mobilehomes
Hearing body
City planning commission

Summary

Redlands does not regulate apartment or house rents, but it has run a formal rent-stabilization program for mobilehome park spaces since 1981. Chapter 5.48 caps annual space-rent increases, requires a base rent tied to a 1981 city ordinance, and lets the planning commission arbitrate disputed increases and decreases.

On December 15, 1981, the city council of the city of Redlands determined that a serious shortage of mobilehome rental spaces within the city had created a virtual monopoly in the rental of mobilehome park spaces... Accordingly, this chapter was adopted to provide for mobilehome park rent stabilization within the city. ... The base rent for purposes of this chapter shall be the last space rent approved pursuant to ordinance 1783 of the city. Base rent or space rent may be adjusted no more than once each year... such increase or decrease shall be limited to three-fourths (3/4) of any percentage in excess of four percent (4%) through nine percent (9%) and twenty five percent (25%) of any percentage in excess of nine percent (9%).

Full Breakdown

48, adopted after the city council found on December 15, 1981 that "a serious shortage of mobilehome rental spaces within the city had created a virtual monopoly in the rental of mobilehome park spaces," caps space-rent increases in mobilehome parks of 15 or more units. 060A sets the base rent as "the last space rent approved pursuant to ordinance 1783 of the city" and bars any increase more than once every 12 months. 080). 030 exempts parks built after October 1, 1981, parks with fewer than 15 mobilehomes, nonresidential spaces, tenancies of 20 days or less, and spaces under leases longer than month-to-month (though the expired lease's rent becomes the new base rent).

110 bars a park owner from raising the rate charged to a subsequent owner-occupant buying into an existing space, except when the prior home was removed, abandoned, or the tenant lawfully evicted. 120 prohibits retaliation against a mobilehome owner-occupant for exercising rights under the chapter and lets a court treat retaliation as grounds to deny an eviction. The program predates and does not apply to conventional apartment or single-family rentals, which are governed instead by state law including the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.

Violations & Fines

The chapter itself carries no separate criminal penalty; disputes run through the planning commission, arbitration, or mediation process under Sections 5.48.070-5.48.100 rather than citation. An owner who collects rent above the lawfully adjusted base rent is not authorized to "demand, accept or retain" it under Section 5.48.060A, and a court may deny a possession action found retaliatory under Section 5.48.120B.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Redlands regulate rent for apartments or houses?
No. Chapter 5.48 covers only mobilehome park spaces. Conventional rental housing in Redlands is governed by state law, including the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and the statewide caps under AB 1482, not by a city rent-control ordinance.
Which mobilehome parks are covered?
Parks in existence before October 1, 1981 with 15 or more mobilehome spaces, under Section 5.48.030. Parks built after that date, smaller trailer parks under 15 units, and spaces under longer-term leases are exempt from the annual increase cap.
How much can space rent go up each year?
Under Section 5.48.060B the formula ties increases to the area CPI but scales back anything above 4 percent: only three-fourths of the CPI portion between 4 percent and 9 percent applies, and only one-fourth of any amount above 9 percent applies.

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