Baldwin Park, CA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration fee
- $28 per unit, annual
- Late penalty
- 150% of the fee per unit
- Waiver authority
- CEO for good cause (§ 117.16(B))
- Consequence of non-payment
- Rent increases barred (§ 117.07(A))
- Also covers
- Notice-posting compliance
Summary
Baldwin Park requires every controlled rental unit to carry a $28 annual registration fee once the landlord accepts rent on it. Miss the deadline and the late-registration penalty adds 150% of the fee per unit, though the city's Chief Executive Officer can waive it for good cause.
For any controlled rental unit for which a landlord accepts or demands rent on or after the effective date of this chapter, there shall be a registration or registration renewal fee of $28 per unit. Registration fee and/or renewal fee shall be set to cover costs associated with this chapter including, but not limited to, mail costs, administration fees, processing fees and other related administration costs.
Full Breakdown
15 sets a registration or registration-renewal fee of $28 per controlled rental unit, charged to cover the city's mailing, administration, and processing costs under the rent stabilization program. 16(A) makes any landlord who misses that fee "delinquent" and adds a penalty equal to 150% of the fee for each unregistered unit. 07(A) bars a rent increase from any landlord who has not paid the required registration fees and penalties. 16(B) gives the CEO or a designee discretion to waive the penalty if good cause exists for the late payment, or for a landlord's failure to post the required notice that a property is subject to the rent stabilization ordinance, and lets the CEO adopt rules to administer that waiver.
05: a landlord petitioning for an above-ceiling rent adjustment must declare in the petition that the unit meets all of Chapter 117's requirements, which includes being currently registered.
Violations & Fines
A landlord who fails to pay the $28 registration or renewal fee is delinquent and owes a penalty of 150% of the fee per unit under § 117.16(A). An unregistered landlord cannot lawfully increase rent under § 117.07(A) until the fee and any penalty are paid, and a knowing false statement made in a registration filing can support the misdemeanor and treble-damages remedies in § 117.20.
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