Buena Park, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Increase Notice (2026)
Key Facts
- Required
- Written notice or lease addendum
- Timing
- By 8/1/2020 for old leases
- Format
- At least 12-point type
- Post-2023 leases
- Must cite Ch. 8.60 too
Summary
Buena Park landlords in Orange County, California must give tenants written notice of California's statewide rent-increase cap and just-cause eviction protections, per Chapter 8.60.
"California law limits the amount your rent can be increased. See Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code for more information. California law also provides that after all of the tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the property for twelve months or more or at least one of the tenants has continuously and lawfully occupied the property for twenty-four months or more, a landlord must provide a statement of cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code for more information."
D. For a tenancy commenced or renewed after August 1, 2023, the final sentence of the written notice tenant or lease provision shall read as follows: "See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code and Chapter 8.60 of the Buena Park Municipal Code for more information." An owner's failure to comply with this subsection D shall not be grounds for invalidating the notice or lease or give rise to a penalty.
E. The provision of the notice shall be subject to Section 1632 of the California Civil Code. (Ord. 1721 § 1, 2023)
Full Breakdown
Section 8.60.060 requires Buena Park landlords to give every tenant written notice, as a lease addendum or a signed notice, in at least 12-point type, quoting the code's required language: that Civil Code § 1947.12 caps rent increases and Civil Code § 1946.2 requires a stated cause to terminate a tenancy of 12 months or more. For leases starting or renewing after August 1, 2023, the notice must also cite Chapter 8.60 of the Buena Park Municipal Code. Pre-existing tenancies needed notice by August 1, 2020; newer or renewed leases get it at signing.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 8.60 is enforced through civil action under § 8.60.090; failing to include the post-8/1/2023 Chapter 8.60 citation in the notice, standing alone under subsection D, does not void the notice or trigger a penalty.
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